NEHRU E. CHERUKUPALLI (a.k.a. C. E. Nehru)

Adjunct Professor, Department of Geology

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY 11549

Tel: (516) 463-5564  

GEONEC@hofstra.edu

nehru@brooklyn.cuny.edu

Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Experimental Petrology and Mineralogy, Meteoritics, and Mineral Exploration

Forensic Geology 14.01

Freshman Seminar

Fall 2006

Lecture Outline

Laboratory outline

Lecture Notes_Power Point files
(Power Point files courtesy of
Lutgens and Tarbuck, Prentice Hall)

Introduction

Minerals

Volcanoes and Volcanic Rocks

Igneous Rocks

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Sedimentary Rocks

Soils

Soils Lab

XRD Analyses

MetamorphicRocks

Gems and Precious Stones

Meteorites

Interior of the Earth

Plate Tectonics_1

Plate Tectonics_2

Plate tectonics_3

Plate tectonics_4

Artificial materials_Bricks, Cement concrete, Mortar,

Cut and polished slabs of rocks

FIELD TRIP DETAILS

Rules for the Field Trip

For the full web page go to the Brooklyn College web site of Prof. Nehru