Course Overview
Hands on laboratory course which follows up on the concepts and theories introduced in MINE 2080. Exercises focus on the field identification of minerals and rocks and the interpretation of geological maps.
Prerequisite(s)
Credits
2.0
- Retired
- This course has been retired and is no longer offered. Find other Flexible Learning courses that may interest you.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Identify common rock-forming minerals in the laboratory.
- Identify common economic minerals in the laboratory.
- Recognize common igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks in the laboratory.
- Describe and identify physical properties and textures of common igneous rocks such as basalts, rhyolites, pyroclastic rocks, mafic/ultramafic rocks and granitoids.
- Describe and identify physical properties, textures and structures of common sedimentary rocks including mudstone, sandstone, conglomerate, carbonate rocks, chert and evaporates.
- Describe and identify physical properties and textures of common metamorphic rocks including slate, phyllite, schist, gneiss, marble, skarn and quartzite.
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2017
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