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01:460:302 Petrology

  • Credits: 4
  • Instructor(s): Department Instructors
  • Prerequisites: 01:460:301
  • Note: Credit not given for both this course and 01:460:210

Origin of Earth’s crust and mantle through the study of igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks. Laboratory: hand specimens and thin sections of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Lec. 3 hrs., lab. 3 hrs

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