EES 160 - Earth Materials

Upper Division

Prerequisites
CHEM 008 and CHEM 009 and EES 040, or permission of instructor.

Principles of mineralogy, crystal symmetry, structure and chemistry. Characteristics, phase relations, and origin of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Plate-tectonic setting of magmatism and metamorphism.Laboratory emphasizes physical properties and identification of minerals and rocks in hand sample and thin section. The key course requirement for a major.

Lecture and/or Lab Hours
Lab.

Fee
Lab fee $175

Course credits: 1