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Academic Year 2005/2006
Petrogenesis of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks
E&ES 214 SP
This course studies the occurrence and origin of volcanic, plutonic and metamorphic rocks and how to read the record they contain. Topics will include the classification of igneous and metamorphic rocks, but emphasis
will
be on the geological, chemical and physical processes taking place at and beneath volcanoes, in the earth's mantle and within active orogenic belts.
MAJOR READINGS
McBirney, IGNEOUS PETROLOGY, 2nd ed.
Mason, PETROLOGY OF THE METAMORPHIC ROCKS
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Midterm and final exams plus term paper.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
E&ES216 should be taken concurrently.
COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
NONE
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
(E&ES213 AND E&ES215)
SECTION 01
- Instructor(s): Greenwood,James P.
- Times: .M.W... 11:00AM-12:20PM; Location: SCIE317;
- Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 20)
- SR. major: 5 Jr. major: 5
- SR. non-major: 5 Jr. non-major: 5 SO: X FR: X
Special Attributes:
- Curricular Renewal: Quantitative Reasoning, Reading Non-Verbal Texts
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