Add to ORKGThis site is the homepage for an introductory petrology class. It contains notes and self-directed exercises which complement the lectures and laboratories of the class. It also features an explanation of the rock cycle, an overview of petrology, and tables listing structural and compositional properties of the earth. There are links to short instructional notes on each of the three petrologic disciplines, petrologic basics, and rock slide shows. There is a page describing basic optical mineralogic concepts. There are also some ternary diagram exercises. This resource is part of the Teaching Petrology collection. http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/petrology03/index.html Educational levels: Undergraduate lower division, Undergraduate upp...