Techniques in Petrology and Stratigraphy

Undergraduate

Origin, occurrence, composition, and classification of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. An integrated overview of petrogenetic processes in a plate tectonic framework, including magma genesis, clastic and carbonate depositional processes, stratigraphic principles, and metamorphic zones and facies. Laboratory study of rocks in hand sample and thin section. (3h lab). Prerequisite(s): GEOL 2133 with a minimum grade of C-; Prerequisite or Corequisite(s): GEOL 1023 with a minimum grade of C-.