GEOL 303A - Earth Materials (4)

Identifying rock-forming minerals based on their chemical, physical and optical properties; relating mineral identification to rock lithology and classification; interpreting the significance of a rock’s mineral assemblage in terms of its igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary or hydrothermal origin. (1 hour discussion,2 hours activity, 6 hours laboratory, field trips.)

Prerequisites: MATH 115, MATH 125, MATH 130 or MATH 150A, ENGL 101, G.E. Category A.2 or equivalent. Pre- or co-requisites: GEOL 201, CHEM 120A.

Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit