EES 330 - Earth Materials

Upper Division

Concurrently
Must be taken concurrently with EES 330L.

Prerequisites
CHEM 110/CHEM 110L and EES 110/EES 110L; Minimum grade C-.

This course investigates the origin, association, use and identification of minerals and rocks, with an emphasis on hand sample and petrographic identification. Knowledge of Earth Materials is the basis for understanding geologic processes including the formation and alteration of Earth and planets. This course combines traditional mineralogy and petrology with resource extraction and discovery and the impact of mineral resource use in the context of environmental justice, economics, personal choice and politics.

Repeatable
No

Additional Notes
Previous course number: EES 160

Course credits: 4