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Petrography

EPSc 431

L19
 
Origin of selected igneous and metamorphic rock suites investigated by integrating field, laboratory, and theoretical approaches to petrogenesis. Petrographic, electron microprobe, and X-ray fluorescence methods taught and utilized as tools in class exercises.
 
Prerequisites
  EPSc 352 and permission of instructor
 
Schedule
  Three class hours per week and field trips to nearby localities
 
Credit
  3 units