General Geology Lab

I have set up this web page to help you along in this class. The first thing that I want you to do the first time that you visit this page is to send me your e-mail address, using the form at the bottom of this page, so that I can e-mail you any announcements that I might have (such as class being cancelled and extra credit.) If you don't have an e-mail address, can get a PSU address from the Shattuck Hall computer labs. Or you can get a free e-mail account that you can use from any computer with internet access from Hotmail, Bigfoot, or Yahoo.

PSU Geology homepage
Class Syllabus
Labs in the class:
- Minerals
  Igneous rocks
  Sedimentary & Metamorphic rocks
  The dreaded take home assignment
  Age Dating
  Structural Geology

If you ever want to leave an anonymous comment with me, you can leave a comment on the comment page and tell me off under the student part of the page.

How to earn brownie points with me:
Although brownie points aren't actual points, they show me that you are interested in geology and science in general. One way that you can show me how you are interested in science is by using you computer as a tool for science when you are not using it. What I am talking about is the SETI@home program by the folks at UC Berkeley. What this is a screen saver that analyzes radio waves from space for signs that they were created by something other than natural background data. How you show me that you are doing this is to join the geoscience group that I have set up under your name. This is a simple way to help science dig its way through significant amounts of data (and a way to earn brownie points with me!).

Ace's Exambusters Earth Science/Geology Study Cards $8.76

A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals (Peterson Field Guides) $14.40

Simon and Schuster's Guide to Rocks and Minerals $13.60

Familiar Rocks and Minerals North America (Audubon Society Pocket Guides) $7.20

Dictionary of Geological Terms $12.76

The New Penguin Dictionary of Geology $11.96