Overview
Description
Advanced study of igneous and metamorphic rocks, with detailed study of their major, minor, and trace-element geochemistry as a critical characterizing indicator of their formational processes; study of optical characteristics of igneous and metamorphic minerals and rocks; study of the applied geochemistry of igneous and metamorphic rocks through practical exercises and literature review.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring - Even Years
Terms
spring
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- explain at an advanced level the processes involved in the formation of igneous and metamorphic rocks.
- identify igneous and metamorphic minerals and rocks in hand sample and in thin section.
- apply practical geochemical analyses to studies of the formation of igneous and metamorphic rocks.