GEOS 202(S) Mineralogy and Geochemistry
Elementary crystallography; crystal chemistry and element distribution; and
the phase relations, compositional variation, and mineral associations within
major rock-forming mineral systems. Laboratory work includes the determination
of crystal symmetry; mineral separation; the principles and applications
of optical emission spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction and x-ray fluorescence
analysis; the use of the petrographic microscope; and the identification
of important minerals in hand specimen and thin section.
Lectures, three hours a week; laboratory, three hours a week; one all-day
field trip. Evaluation will based on one hour test, lab work, and a final
exam. Prerequisite: one 100-level Geosciences course or consent of the
instructor.
Hour: WOBUS