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| Mineralogy & Petrology | |||
| MIN & PET | |||
| CLASS CODE: | GEOL 350 | CREDITS: 4 | FEE: $35.00 |
| DIVISION: | PHYSICAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING | ||
| DEPARTMENT: | GEOLOGY | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: | This course does not fulfill a General Education requirement. | ||
| CATALOG DESCRIPTION: | The constitution, origin, and identification of minerals. The genesis, interpretation, and identification of igneous and metamorphic rocks. | ||
| DESCRIPTION: | This course introduces students to (1) the basic principles of crystallography and crystal chemistry, (2) identification & field relations of minerals and igneous & metamorphic rocks, and (3) the principles and processes that lead to the formation of minerals and igneous and metamorphic rocks. | ||
| TOPICS: | 1. Introduction to the Crystal Chemistry & Structure of Minerals 2. Physical Properties of Minerals & Mineral Identification 3. Introduction to Optical Mineralogy and Thin Section Petrography 4. Occurrence & Use of Minerals 5. Phase Diagrams 6. The use of Major Elments, Trace Elements, Radiometric Isotopes & Stable Isotopes in the Study of Minerals, Igneous Rocks, and Metamorphic Rocks 7. The Basic Nature of Magma, Magma Generation, Magma Movement, Magma Differentiation, & Magma Emplacement/Eruption 8. Petrotectonic Associations 9. Hand Sample and Thin Section Identification of common Igneous & Metamorphic Rocks 10. Metamorphic Facies & P-T-t paths 11. Introduction to Metamorphic Fluids 12. Metamorphic Environments & Metamorphism of Pelitic, Calcareous, & Mafic/Ultramafic Rocks |
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| OBJECTIVES: | Help students learn to identify, understand, and interpret minerals, igneous rocks, and metamorphic rocks. | ||
| REQUIREMENTS: | This class requires significant preparation for and participation in class. Field trips are also required. | ||
| PREREQUISITES: | Geol 111 & 112; Chem 105 or 111 | ||
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| EFFECTIVE DATE: | August 2002 | ||