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E&ES215
Laboratory Study of Minerals
E&ES215 FA
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Practical aspects of the recognition and study of the common
rock-forming and ore minerals in the lab and in the field.
Includes morphologic crystallography and hand specimen
identification, use of the polarizing microscope,and X-ray
powder diffractometry.
MAJOR READINGS
C. Klein and C.S. Hurlbut, MANUAL OF
MINERALOGY
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Laboratory exercises and
quizzes approximately every other week.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
E&ES 213 must be
taken concurrently.
COURSE FORMAT: Laboratory
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 0.50
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Varekamp, J
- Times: ....F.. 1:10PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 2, Jr: 1, So: 3, Fr: 0
- Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-10-1997
About the Photo:
"NaCl (salt) crystals"
Reference:
Tipler, Paul A. PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND
ENGINEERS, 3ed: VOLUME I, New York, NY: Worth
Publishers, 1991
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