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GES401 IGN/META PETRLG| 4 - Credit Hours

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Subject Code

GES

Course Number

401

Department(s)

Academic Level (Course Level)

Undergraduate

Course Title

IGNEOUS AND METAMORPHIC PETROLOGY

Course Description

Prerequisite: GES 303 or permission of instructor. Advanced study of igneous and metamorphic rocks and petrogenetic processes, including the thermodynamics of magma, crystallization and recrystallization, and the field relations, fabrics and tectonics associated with these rocks. Required term project and field trips. Offered occasionally.

Credit Hours Min

4

Lecture Hours Min

3

Lab Hours Min

3