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Instructors: Dr.  Barb Dutrow,
                    Room 203, Howe-Russell Building  (Old Geology)
                    Office hours: By appointment
                    Home Page: http://geol.lsu.edu/dutrow
                    E-mail: dutrow@geol.lsu.edu

Instructors: Dr.  Darrell Henry
                    Room 219, Howe-Russell Building  (Old Geology)
                    Office hours: By appointment
                    Home Page: http://geol.lsu.edu/henry
                    E-mail: dhenry@geol.lsu.edu

Text:         Metamorphic Phase Equilibria & Pressure-Temperature-Time Paths (1993),  Frank S. Spear
                    (Chapters in Syllabus refer to this book unless otherwise noted)

                  Readings from the literature.

                   Reading assignments  in ( ) should be completed prior to class

Recommended Readings/Reference Texts:
                    Contact Metamorphism, Reviews in Mineralogy, Vol. 26, MSA
                     An Introduction to Metamorphic Petrology, Bruce Yardley, 1989, Longman
                     Applied MInerlaogical Thermodynamics, N.D. Chatterjee, 1991, Springer-Verlag
                     Petrogenesis of Metamorphic Rocks, Bucher and Frey, 1994, Springer-Verlag
                     Metamorphic Textures, Spry, 1976, Pergamon
           
  Grades: Grades will be based on a combination of lecture tests, laboratory assignments, homework and quizzes.