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GEOL 300. Introduction to Petrology (3, 3)


Credits 4.00 PeopleSoft Course ID 008508

Igneous and metamorphic processes are explained using crystallization theory, phase diagrams, thermodynamics and geochemistry. The laboratory study of rocks, their chemical and mineralogical signatures, and their geologic origins will be explored. Prerequisite(s): GEOL 110  or GEOL 115L , and GEOL 280  and CHEM 131 ; or permission of instructor.