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ERTH 316 - The Rock Forming Minerals

3 hrs (Sem I)
Prerequisite(s): A grade of C or better in ERTH 115  and ERTH 115L ; a grade of C or better in MATH 016  or higher; a grade of C or better in CHEM 105 ; and junior level standing or consent of the instructor. Corequisite(s): ERTH 316L . Fundamental study of minerals–building blocks of solid earth. Physical and chemical characteristics of minerals, their interrelationships, introductory crystallography, descriptive mineralogy, hand specimen identification, geologic occurrence, and rock and mineral associations. Equipment and techniques of mineralogy and brief historical synopsis. Research paper on a current topic in mineralogy or in teaching methodologies is required. 3 lecture hours.