3 hours lecture and 1 lab. 2 lecture hours and one 2-hour lab or field period. 2 lecture hours and one 2-hour lab or field work. Completion of major core courses or consent of instructor. 1 lecture hour plus field trips.
Laboratory includes map interpretation, cross-sections, projections, stereonets.
Environmental impact of exploitation and utilization of conventional and alternate resources. 3 lecture hours. Interaction of electromagnetic radiation and crystalline solids. Optical properties of minerals, visible and infrared spectroscopy, and x-ray diffraction. Laboratory exercises emphasize thin section and X-ray diffractometer methods of mineralogy.