Earth Materials: Minerals and Rocks

1 Course Unit

This course will provide an overview of systematic mineralogy as well as petrology of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. It will include weekly microscopy sessions, during which each student will learn how to identify minerals in the polarizing microscope and then apply this knowledge to the description of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. Spring Prerequisite: EESC 1000 1 Course Unit