Rock recognition laboratory Lecture Room G3

Keywords: Petrography, sedimentary rocks, magmatic rocks, metamorphic rocks, hand samples.

In the laboratory, located on the second floor, door 13A, in via Zamboni 67 essentially didactic activities are carried out. The laboratory has 26 seats and large tables, and a collection of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks displayed in 8 large metal cabinets with glass doors. In the classroom there is a fixed computer station, with the possibility of remote teaching methods, a multimedia blackboard, a normal blackboard, and a glass board with technical sheets for recognizing rocks.

Equipment available to the laboratory

- 8 metal cabinets with glass doors

- Collection of over 400 igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks

- Material useful for recognizing rocks on hand samples

Didactic, training and research activities

The laboratory offers its resources to support:

• Practice of three-year and master's courses in: Geological Sciences (L) and (LM); Natural Sciences (LM).