Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

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GEOL 0211

Mineralogy

Mineralogy
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 geology course) 3 hrs. lect./3 hrs. lab
Subject:
Geology
Department:
Geology
Division:
Natural Sciences
Requirements Fulfilled:
SCI
Equivalent Courses:
ECSC 0211
ECSC 0311 *

Sections in Spring 2014, SA UGs Full Term

Spring 2014

GEOL0211A-S14 Lecture (West)
GEOL0211Z-S14 Lab (West)