Class Location: LBV Science Center, Rm. 108
Instructor: Dr. Marvin E. Bennett III
Office: LBV Science Center, Rm. 116
Phone: (956) 326-2418
Email: mbennett@tamiu.edu
Office hours: MW 12:30-2:30 pm; TR 1:00-2:00 pm
| Week of | Lab Title / Quiz Date | Lab | Key |
| Jan 15 | Syllabus and Lab Introduction | syllabus | ----- |
| Jan 22 | Mineral Physical Properties | Lab #1 | Key #1 |
| Jan 29 | Non-Silicate Minerals | Lab #2 | Key #2 |
| Feb 5 | Silicate Minerals |
Lab #3 | Key #3 |
| Feb 12 | Igneous Rocks | Lab #4 | Key #4 |
| Feb 19 | Sedimentary Rocks | Lab #5 | Key #5 |
| Feb 26 | Metamorphic Rocks | Lab #6 | Key #6 |
| Mar 5 | Midterm Review (graded lab) | ----- | ----- |
| Mar 12 | Spring Break - No Lab | ----- | ----- |
| Mar 19 | Midterm Exam | ----- | ----- |
| Mar 26 | Geologic Time | Lab #7 | Key #7 |
| Apr 2 | Geologic Structures | Lab #8 | Key #8 |
| Apr 9 | Seismology | Lab #9 | Key #9 |
| Apr 16 | Plate Tectonics | Lab #10 | Key #10 |
| Apr 23 | Review for Lab Final (graded lab) | ----- | ----- |
| Apr 30 | Lab Final | ----- | ----- |