Petrology/Earth Materials

(5 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

Igneous and metamorphic rocks make up the vast bulk of the Earth s crust. These rocks can tell us about past plate tectonic settings; can help assign absolute dates to the geological time scale; and, in many cases, are the source region or host of economically valuable mineral resources. This course will look at the description and interpretation of Igneous and metamorphic rocks, and how we can use them to read part of the history of a given part of the Earth from these rocks.