ELEMENTARY PETROLOGY

GEOSCI/GLE 455

Principles of rock deformation, structures in layered rocks, structural analysis, intrusive structures. Lab: three-dimensional problems involving structural concepts; field trip.

GEOSCI/GLE 360

Minerals, their physical and chemical properties, crystallography, and geologic significance.

GEOSCI 771

Classification, characteristics, and petrogenesis of igneous rocks. Representative rock suites studied in lab.

GEOSCI 755

Structures in layered, intrusive, and metamorphic rocks; structural analysis.

GEOSCI 557

Petrographic investigation of rock fabrics and deformation using thin sections. Use of petrographic microscopes and Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEMs).