GEOL 1150 — Introduction to Rocks & Minerals
3 credits · Science and Engineering
Description
This course is an introduction to the characteristics and the formation of the three main types of rocks, the rock- forming minerals, and important ore minerals. An outline of Plate Tectonics (Continental Drift) will give students the basis to understand how many of these rocks and minerals form. In laboratory exercises, students will gain practice in describing and identifying hand-specimens of the main types of rocks and minerals. (2+3P)
Prerequisites & Corequisites
None listed.
Sections
No sections scheduled.