Middlebury

ECSC 0311

Mineralogy

Mineralogy (formerly GEOL 0211)
This course covers the nature, identification, composition, and meaning of minerals and mineral assemblages. Introduction to crystallography, hand-specimen identification, optical mineralogy, x-ray analysis, and electron microbeam analysis. Laboratory: study of minerals in hand-specimen and under the polarizing microscope; use of x-ray diffraction and electron microscopy in mineral analysis. (One ECSC course) 3 hrs. lect./3 hrs. lab (formerly GEOL 0211)
Subject:
Earth & Climate Sciences
Department:
Earth & Climate Sciences
Division:
Natural Sciences
Requirements Fulfilled:
SCI
Equivalent Courses:
ECSC 0211
GEOL 0211

Sections in Spring 2023, School Abroad Italy (Florence)

Spring 2023

ECSC0311A-S23 Lecture (West)
ECSC0311Y-S23 Lab (West)
ECSC0311Z-S23 Lab (West)