GEOL 2103 - Minerals and Rocks

Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
Lab Hour(s): 3

This course focuses on the identification of rocks and rock forming minerals in hand sample and under the binocular microscope. Included are rock classification schemes; the interpretation of rock textures and structures; an introduction to the petrographic microscope; orthoscopic optical techniques and elementary petrography.

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1201 with a minimum grade of C- and GEOL 1103 with a minimum grade of B- or consent of the department.
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