Campus Feature Fountain-High Grade Gneiss Amigmalite Part of the EASP Geology Walk Information needed Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Campus Feature Freedom Square The square includes the seals of the five military branches, seating to encourage gatherings and an illuminated flagpole to allow the Stars and Stripes to wave day and night. More Information
Campus Feature Gateway to the Future Located at the north end of Stadium Mall near Armstrong Hall, "Gateway to the Future" symbolizes the future for Purdue students and graduates. When students walk through the arch, they take charge of their futures and step into new beginnings which Purdue University has prepared them for.
Campus Feature Gneiss Part of the EASP Geology Walk Gneiss is a metamorphic rock formed by changing schist, granite, or volcanic rocks through intense heat and pressure. Gneiss is foliated, which means that it has layers of lighter and darker minerals. These layers are of different densities and come about as a result of the intense pressure used to form gneiss. Gneiss is made up of coarse-grained minerals such as quartz and feldspar. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and…
Campus Feature Granite Part of the EASP Geology Walk Granite is an intrusive igneous rock formed deep in the earth. When magma cools, minerals within it form crystalline grains. On the earth’s surface lava cools quickly to form small crystalline grains (and therefore rocks such as rhyolite), but beneath the surface of the earth, magma takes a much longer time to cool. This allows the minerals to develop into much larger grains. Rocks with these larger grains are…
Campus Feature Granite Gneiss Part of the EASP Geology Walk Granite is an intrusive igneous rock formed deep in the earth. When magma cools, minerals within it form crystalline grains. On the earth’s surface lava cools quickly to form small crystalline grains (and therefore rocks such as rhyolite), but beneath the surface of the earth, magma takes a much longer time to cool. This allows the minerals to develop into much larger grains. Rocks with these larger grains are…
Campus Feature Granite Gneiss Part of the EASP Geology Walk Gneiss is a metamorphic rock formed by changing schist, granite, or volcanic rocks through intense heat and pressure. Gneiss is foliated, which means that it has layers of lighter and darker minerals. These layers are of different densities and come about as a result of the intense pressure used to form gneiss. Gneiss is made up of coarse-grained minerals such as quartz and feldspar. Granitic gneiss has a mineral…
Campus Feature Granite Gneiss/Schist Part of the EASP Geology Walk Gneiss is a metamorphic rock formed by changing schist, granite, or volcanic rocks through intense heat and pressure. Gneiss is foliated, which means that it has layers of lighter and darker minerals. These layers are of different densities and come about as a result of the intense pressure used to form gneiss. Gneiss is made up of coarse-grained minerals such as quartz and feldspar. Granitic gneiss has a mineral…
Campus Feature Granitic Foliated Gneiss Part of the EASP Geology Walk Gneiss is a metamorphic rock formed by changing schist, granite, or volcanic rocks through intense heat and pressure. Gneiss is foliated, which means that it has layers of lighter and darker minerals. These layers are of different densities and come about as a result of the intense pressure used to form gneiss. Gneiss is made up of coarse-grained minerals such as quartz and feldspar. Granitic gneiss has a mineral…
