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EES 2302 - Optical Mineralogy (1 Cr.)

D Earth & Environmental Sci (10344) DCSE - Swenson College of Science and Engineering

Course description

Application of petrographic microscopes to examine mineral and rock specimens in thin section. This course introduces concepts of light interaction with mineral structures and teaches the basics of operating a petrographic microscope with applications to interpreting textures of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.

pre-req: EES 2301 previous or concurrent enrollment

Minimum credits

1

Maximum credits

1

Is this course repeatable?

No

Grading basis

AFV - A-F or Audit

Laboratory

Requirements

012471

Typically offered term(s)

Every Fall