GEOL 369 Earth Materials and Minerals

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Prerequisites: GEOL 101 and CHEM 100 or CHEM 101 .
Co-requisites: GEOL 369L

Study of the identification, classification, geochemistry, and origin of minerals and rock bodies, with emphasis on igneous and metamorphic processes in continental crust. Introduction to optical mineralogy and environmental issues related to minerals and mining.

Three hours lecture, two hours lab.