One designated lab section fulfills the College writing requirement. This course explores the fascinating geology of Vermont. Students learn the geology through six field problems, involving extended trips around western Vermont. Lectures on the meaning of rocks support the field work. The last few indoor labs are devoted to understanding the geologic map of Vermont.
Emphasis is on descriptive writing and on use of data to interpret origin of rocks.
Culminates in a written report on the geologic and plate tectonic evolution of Vermont. This course will discuss the characteristics, distribution, and mode of formation of metallic and non-metallic mineral resources formed by magmatic, hydrothermal, and metamorphic processes. The importance of metals in a technological society and a survey of renewable and non-renewable energy resources will be presented. 3 hrs. lect. This course covers the nature, identification, composition, and meaning of minerals and mineral assemblages.