Mar 29, 2024  
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ESC 230 - Mineralogy And Petrology (5 credit hours)


Offered in Fall Term (3-4-0)
Study of Earth materials. Students will learn to identify, interpret and classify rocks and minerals. Special attention will be given to hand specimens and techniques used to identify them in laboratory and field settings. Students will also be exposed to optical (microscopic) and modern analytical techniques used to identify the chemistry and internal structure of minerals and rocks. The class is laboratory intensive. A knowledge of chemistry similar to those topics covered in CEM 101  is recommended.
PREREQUISITE(S): ESC 101 , ESC 110 ESC 121  or ESC 122 .
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