2023-24 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Nov 30, 2024  
2023-24 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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GLY 301 - Mineralogy

Principles of physical and optical crystallography and crystal chemistry; descriptive mineralogy; identification of minerals using physical, chemical and optical methods. Prerequisite: GLY 261; CHE 227 and 277. GLY 301 and CHE 227/277 may be taken concurrently. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three lecture hours and a three-hour laboratory; required all-day field trip. Fulfills: LASR. (4 cr. hr.)
Frequency code F = offered in fall

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Identify and describe the composition of Earth's most common minerals in hand specimen.
  2. Identify Earth's most common minerals in thin section.
  3. Demonstrate understanding of the fundamentals of crystallography.
  4. Describe in writing mineralogical processes.



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