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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. | ||
| DESCRIPTION: | The constitution, origin, and identification of minerals. The genesis, interpretation, and identification of igneous and metamorphic rocks. | ||
| TAUGHT: | Fall | ||
| CONTENT AND 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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| GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: | 1. Know the basic principles of crystal chemistry. 2. Know the basic principles of crystallography. 3. Understand the paragenesis of the common minerals. 4. Identify the common rock-forming and ore minerals. 5. Be able to identify common rock-forming minerals in thin section. 6. Know the basics of thin section petrography. 7. Understand how the composition of rocks (ME, TE & Isotopic) is used to develop the pertogenesis of igneous & metmorphic rocks. 8. Understand the basics of: the nature of magma, magma generation, magma movement, magma differentiation & magma emplacement/eruption. 9. Understand the common petrotectonic associations of common igneous & metamorphic rocks. 10. Identify common igneous & metamorphic rocks in hand sample and thin section. 11. Understand metamorphic facies and P-T-t paths. 12. Understand the metamorphic environment metamorphism of pelitic, calcareous & mafic/ultramific rocks. 13. Know the basic magmatic & metamorphic history of western North America. 14. Improve familiarity with geolgic literature. 15. Improve scientific writing skills. |
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| 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 | ||