Course Detail
Units:
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Course Components:
Laboratory
Lecture
Enrollment Information
Enrollment Requirement:
Prerequisites: MATH 1220, (GEO 3070 OR GEO 3080), AND PHYS 2220.
Description
Texture, mineralogy, chemistry, classification, origin, and evolution of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. Laboratories consist of hand-specimen identification of rocks, problem-solving, computer exercises, and interpretation of petrogenetic suites of rocks. Two lectures, one lab weekly.