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Igneous petrology EOSC 321 Laboratory 1: Ultramafic plutonic and volcanic rocks Duration: This lab is to be completed within the lab period. The results will be evaluated and returned to you in the following lab period. Material Needed: a) Microscope, b) Glossary of rock names and textures (see Pages 24-25 and 43 of Winter); c) Lab1 Manual printed off the course website; d) tables to aid determination of mineral modes in thin sections; e) classification triangles; f) a Manual on Optical Mineralogy (i.e. Minerals in Thin Section by Perkins and Henke) Microscopes: At the start of the lab period, you will be assigned a microscope and the combination to the microscope locker by your TA. You will have access to this microscope throughout the remainder of the course. The microscope will be shared with students from the other laboratories. Please keep the microscopes in working condition and, should a problem arise, let your TA know immediately so that repairs can be made. Introduction: This lab introduces ultramafic rocks formed as intrusives or in volcanic bodies. Ultramafic rocks consist mainly of olivine, clinopyroxene and orthopyroxene with accessory spinelide (chromite or magnetite) and plagioclase. Typical alteration products of these primary phases are serpentine, chlorite, talc, amphibole and mica. Your TA’s will demonstrate these minerals at the beginning of the Lab and remind you of optical properties that can be used for their identification. Assignment: In the first two hours of the lab period you will examine reference thin sections of ultramafic rocks. Each thin section has a brief petrographic description to assist you in the identification of minerals, textures and rock classification. Please make sure you understand the reference petrographic descriptions and can find all of the minerals mentioned. There is also a separate box with reference thin sections for rock-forming minerals that can be helpful in this respect. You should also be able to underst