Overview
Description
Microscopic identification and interpretation of opaque minerals and ore mineral assemblages including textural data and phase equilibria.
Units
Laboratory Studio2
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring - Even Years
Terms
spring
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate understanding of mineral optics, particularly in their applications to opaque minerals and reflected light study.
- identify all common and many uncommon opaque minerals, and will be able to optically characterize any rare or otherwise unknown minerals.
- demonstrate understanding of the fundamentals of mineralogical paragenetic studies and the work required for successful research in this area.