GEOS 205
Economic Geology and Earth Resources
Last Offered Fall 2017
Division III
Cross-listed ENVI 207
This course is not offered in the current catalog

Class Details

“If it can’t be grown, it must be mined.” We depend on the solid Earth for a huge array of resources. The metal in your soda can, the plastic in your Nalgene, the components of your computer, the glass in your window, the hydrocarbons being burned to keep you warm in the winter or to transport you in cars or aircraft, the cars and aircraft themselves: all are made of materials mined from the Earth. Right now there are more people building more houses, paving more roads, making more vehicles, more electronics, and more plastic packaging-all with geologic materials. As demand soars in both established and growing economies, and as we realize the environmental damage that can result from resource extraction and processing, the importance of understanding Earth’s resources increases. Finding new deposits and managing those we have requires insight into the geology that underlies the location and origin of strategic Earth materials. This class introduces the geologic processes that control formation, distribution, and extent of materials reserves: dimension stone and gravel, base and precious metal ores, gemstones, petroleum, nuclear energy sources, and specialty materials for medical, technological, and military uses. This course is in the SOLID EARTH GROUP for the Geosciences major.
The Class: Format: 2.5 hours lecture per week; one 3 hour lab per week, including some field labs
Limit: 18
Expected: 18
Class#: 1475
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: one hour exam, a final exam, lab exercises, and a group project
Prerequisites: one 100-level GEOS course or permission of instructor
Enrollment Preferences: sophomores and Geosciences majors
Distributions: Division III
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
ENVI 207 Division III GEOS 205 Division III
Attributes: ENVI Natural World Electives

Class Grid

Updated 11:19 am

Course Catalog Search


(searches Title and Course Description only)
TERM




SUBJECT
DIVISION



DISTRIBUTION



ENROLLMENT LIMIT
COURSE TYPE
Start Time
End Time
Day(s)