Tentative Lab Sequence:

Week 1 Topographic maps
Week 2 Plate Tectonics I
Week 3 Minerals
Week 4 Igneous Rocks
              (and quiz over weeks 1-3)
Week 5 Sedimentary Rocks
Week 6 Metamorphic Rocks
Week 7 Structural Geology I: Basic Principles and Geologic Maps
              (and quiz over weeks 4-6)
Week 8 Structural Geology II: Interpretation of Maps and Photos
Week 9 Geophysics I: Earthquakes
Week 10 Hydrogeology
                (and quiz over weeks 7-9)
Week 11 Fluvial and Desert Geomorphology
Week 12 Shorelines and Glaciers
Week 13 Plate Tectonics II (Tentative)
               (and quiz over weeks 10-13)

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