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GEO 2800 - Minerals and Rocks


4 credit(s)

This course introduces minerals and the principles of crystallography, focusing on rock-forming and ore minerals. It surveys petrology and introduces igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks, including X-ray and optical identification techniques. It includes three lectures and one three-hour lab per week.

Prerequisite(s):

Corequisite: CHEM 1210  
Repeatable for credit: No
Grade Mode: Standard

Course changes effective: Summer 2021