GEOL 365 Earth Materials and Minerals

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Prerequisites: CHEM 100 or CHEM 101 (or concurrently), and any 100/200 level GEOG or GEOL course.
Co-requisites: GEOL 365L

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.