Course Detail
Units:
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Course Components:
Laboratory
Lecture
Enrollment Information
Enrollment Requirement:
Prerequisite: GEO 3080 and 3090.
Description
Identification of minerals in igneous and metamorphic rocks in flat-stage thin sections by optical means. Textural relations between constituent minerals in rocks and their interpretation. Laboratories consist of studying rock slices in thin section using a petrographic microscope. Two lectures, one lab weekly.