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Academic Year 2003/2004
Mineralogy
E&ES 213 SP
Most rocks and sediments are made up of a variety of minerals. Identification and understanding of these minerals are initial steps toward an understanding of the genesis and chemistry of earth materials. Crystallography
is elegant in its own right. In this course we will study the crystal structure and composition of minerals, how they grow, their physical properties and the principal methods used to examine them, including
polarized-light
microscopy and X-ray diffraction.
MAJOR READINGS
C. Klein and C.S. Hurlbut, MANUAL OF MINERALOGY
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Midterm and final exams and problem sets.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Students should have secondary-school proficiency in chemistry. E&ES 215 must be taken concurrently.
COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
NSM E&ES
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
NONE
SECTION 01
- Instructor(s): Varekamp,Johan C.
- Times: .M.W... 11:00AM-12:20PM; Location: SCIE317
- Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 24)
- SR. major: 10 Jr. major: 10
- SR. non-major: 2 Jr. non-major: 0 SO: 2 FR: X
Special Attributes:
- Curricular Renewal: Quantitative Reasoning, Reading Non-Verbal Texts
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Last Updated on MAR-19-2004
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