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GEOL 201 - Mineralogy & Optical Crystal


Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 4 Hours
Attribute: 4 NS, QP-F

Lectures cover the principles of crystallography and crystal chemistry, the composition and structure of rock forming minerals, and the mode of occurrence and associations of minerals. Laboratories include crystal symmetry, identification of minerals in hand specimens, theory and use of the petrographic microscope for the identification of minerals, and theory and use of x-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy for the identification of minerals.
Instructor: Staff
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: GEOL 120 and CHEM 101 or CHEM 103, or consent of instructor.


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