Earth Materials: Rocks in Thin Section

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Course Description

Use of petrographic microscope to identify minerals and common mineral associations in igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks. Crystallization histories, mineral growth and reaction relations, deformation textures in metamorphic rocks, and provenance of siliciclastic rocks. Required lab section. Prerequisite 102.

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Grading Basis

RLT - Letter (ABCD/NP)

Min

3

Max

3

Course Repeatable for Degree Credit?

No

Course Component

Laboratory

Enrollment Optional?

No

Course Component

Lab Section

Enrollment Optional?

Yes

This course has been approved for the following WAYS

Scientific Method and Analysis (SMA)

Does this course satisfy the University Language Requirement?

No