GEOL 4420C - Metamorphic Petrology

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University of Connecticut-Tri-Campus

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(215C) Second semester, alternate years. Three credits. Two class periods and one 3-hour laboratory. Prerequisite: GEOL 3040. Recommended preparation: MATH 1122 or 1132. Joesten Interpretation of mineralogical, chemical and textural features of metamorphic rocks in terms of the physical conditions and dynamic processes operating in the Earth's crust. Thermodynamic description of phase equilibria in fluid-rock systems. Kinetics, massand energy-transport in metamorphic processes. Petrographic, and X-ray analytical techniques.

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3.00

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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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