GEOS2411 - Earth Materials

GEOS 2411 Earth Materials (4 semester credit hours) Introduction to crystallography, mineralogy, and petrography. Introduction to the petrographic microscope and its use for the study of igneous and metamorphic minerals and rocks. Identification and classification of volcanic and plutonic igneous rocks and metamorphic rocks, and their identification in hand sample and thin section. Introduction to major element chemical analyses of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Field trip fee of $100 required. Prerequisites: CHEM 1111 and CHEM 1311 and GEOS 1103. (3-3) F