GEOS 202
Mineralogy and Geochemistry
Spring 2013
Division III
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Class Details
With a title merging two inter-related fields, this course could be subtitled “An Introduction to Earth Materials and Analytical Techniques.” As the basis for all subsequent solid-earth courses in the major, it provides a systematic framework for the study of minerals – Earth’s building blocks: their physical and chemical properties at all scales and the common analytical methods used to identify and interpret them. The course progresses from hand-specimen morphology and crystallography through element distribution and crystal chemistry to the phase relations, compositional variation, and mineral associations within major rock-forming mineral systems. Laboratory work includes the determination of crystal symmetry; mineral separation; the principles and applications of optical emission spectroscopy; wavelength- and energy-dispersive x-ray spectrochemical analysis; x-ray diffraction; the use of the petrographic microscope; and the identification of important minerals in hand specimen and thin section.
The Class:
Format: lecture, three hours per week; laboratory, three hours per week; independent study of minerals in hand specimen; one afternoon field trip
Limit: none
Expected: 12
Class#: 3172
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Limit: none
Expected: 12
Class#: 3172
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
evaluation will be based on one hour test, lab work, and a final exam
Prerequisites:
one 100-level Geosciences course or consent of the instructor
Distributions:
Division III
Attributes:
GEOS Group C Electives - Solid Earth
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MTSC Related Courses
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GEOS 202 - 01 (S) LEC Mineralogy and Geochemistry
GEOS 202 - 01 (S) LEC Mineralogy and GeochemistryDivision IIITR 8:30 am - 9:45 am
Clark Hall 2053172 -
GEOS 202 - 02 (S) LAB Mineralogy and Geochemistry
GEOS 202 - 02 (S) LAB Mineralogy and GeochemistryDivision IIIT 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Clark Hall 3053173
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