Relationship to hydrothermal alteration processes. Theories of origin of metallic mineral deposits. An introduction to the principles of crystallography, diffraction, and the structures of inorganic crystals. Materials covered include important rock-forming minerals, metals, alloys, semiconductors, superconductors, ceramics, catalysts, and other technologically important materials. This laboratory is designed for undergraduate majors in the Earth sciences.
Extensive use is made of crystal structure models.
This laboratory is designed for students already familiar with minerals in hand specimen or not majoring in Earth sciences. Sedimentary Environments Introduction to sedimentary processes and petrology of sedimentary rocks. Origin of siliciclastic, carbonate, and chemical deposits with emphasis on depositional models and facies complexes. Weekend field trips. 270.351 Sedimentary Rocks Laboratory Laboratory work in petrology of sedimentary rocks.