GEOL 4000 - Mineralogy & Petrology w lab

4 Semester Hours
This course will introduce the student to the concepts of mineralogy that are the basis for petrologic, geochemical,; economic investigations Identification of minerals in hand sample will aid in understanding the physical; chemical environments that promoted mineral genesis Discipline-specific skills developed include systematic analysis of minerals; mineral assemblages,; the association of mineral; chemical composition with the environment of formation Approximately one third of the course will focus on understanding the relationship between mineral assemblages; igneous; metamorphic rock identification, classification,; petrology

Prerequisites: GEOL 2000
Prerequisite/Corequisite: GEOL 2000