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Sep 14, 2024
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Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG] See drop-down menu above to access other catalogs.
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GEOL 360 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology(4 credits)
Prerequisite: GEOL 260
This course will study the minerals, compositions, textures, structures, classifications and origins of the igneous and metamorphic rocks that compose the solid Earth. Lectures will emphasize rock forming processes (petrology), and laboratories will emphasize the use of the petrographic microscope (petrography). Several field trips examining the geology of southeastern New England will be required. Two hours of lecture and one four-hour laboratory weekly. Offered spring semester. (Formerly EASC 463 and EASC 360) (CWRM)
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