GEOL 131 - Optical Mineralogy

Semester Hours: 3 s.h.

Every other Fall
Principles and use of the polarizing microscope in the analysis of mineral grains and rock thin-sections. Identification of these minerals is based on their optical and crystallographic properties determined from either oil immersion or permanentmount methods. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.)

Prerequisites & Course Notes
No liberal arts credit.