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.
Cross Listed Courses
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