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Fundamentals Geology I

Field and laboratory methods for identification and description of rocks and minerals with emphasis on sedimentary rocks and rock- forming minerals. Field study of geologic structures. Interpretation of geologic maps. ?Laboratory, three hours per week. Eight?days in the field. Prereq: GLY 220.

Igneous/Metamorph Petrol

Classification and origins of the common igneous and metamorphic rocks. Lecture material will emphasize the mineralogical, chemical, and physical equilibria within the earth. Laboratory topics will stress hand-specimen and microscopic petrography. Lecture, three hours; laboratory, three hours per week. Prereq: GLY 230 and 235 and GLY 360.

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