GEOL 133 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology and Petrography

Semester Hours: 3 s.h.

Every other year
Formation, composition and classification based on analysis of hand specimens and thin-sections. Includes studies of experimental solid-liquid phase equilibria and mineral stabilities of silicate systems. Laboratory techniques concern the description and identification of these rocks and their textural features. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.)