Igneous
Rock ID
A Practical Online Study Guide
by
Scott Brande, PhD
Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemistry
UAB, Birmingham, Alabama USA
by
Scott Brande, PhD
Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemistry
UAB, Birmingham, Alabama USA
Image credit: Scott Brande
If you're looking for online resources for mineral and rock identification, look no further. In various stages of development. Distribute these links to students and colleagues.
Minerals
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic Rock
I designed these online study guides like a toolbox with resources that may be re-purposed for different objectives.
Four online study guides are live online. In various stages of development. Access guides and distribute these links to students and colleagues.
Scott Brande, 7 October 2019
Your instructor may have provided you access to this website to supplement your in-class study of minerals and their identification. You may find this site useful in different ways:
Your instructor may have provided you access to this website for different purposes, including, but not limited to the following.
This study set consists of a smaller set of igneous rocks drawn from a limited bank of common igneous rocks. Additional rocks may be added in the future to both the study set and the bank.
Primary learning objectives for the student study of mineral properties and identification include, but are not limited to, the following.
For example, you will learn to
Errors/Suggestions: Contact Scott Brande (see footer).