Nonmajor graduate credit. F., offered 2000. Review of major processes which concentrate economically important materials in the earth. Nature and origin of metallic and non-metallic ore deposits, petroleum, and coal. Environmental effects of the production and use of mineral resources, including discussions of acid-mine drainage.
Laboratory emphasizes the study of economic minerals from metallic deposits.
Nonmajor graduate credit. Independent Study Cr. 2 to 4 each time taken. No more than 9 credits of Geol 490 may be counted toward graduation. Cooperative Education Cr.