GEOL 4410C - Igneous Petrology

Institution:

University of Connecticut-Tri-Campus

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Description:

(214C) Second semester, alternate years. Four credits. Three class periods and one 3-hour laboratory. Prerequisite: GEOL 3040. Recommended preparation: MATH 1122 or 1132. Introduction to rocks and the physical and chemical principles governing their formation. Fluid mechanics of magmas, heat transfer, thermodynamics, phase equilibria, isotope geochemistry, and the relation of magmatism to plate tectonics. Optical microscopy, xray fluorescence, and electron microprobe analysis. Preparing a paper suitable for publication in a scientific journal.

Credits:

4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.uconn.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 486-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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