GEOL 321 - Optics And Petrology

Institution:

SUNY College at Potsdam

Subject:

GEOLOGY

Description:

GEOL 321 -- Optics and Petrology (4) Theory of light behavior in minerals and its application to study of rocks and minerals in thin section using petrographic microscopes. Study of origin and evolution of igneous and metamorphic rocks and relationship between their mineralogy and tectonic setting. Prerequisite: GEOL 311. Lab required. Spring.

Credits:

2.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.potsdam.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 267-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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