Enrollment limited to 14 or available space in field vehicles. Cross-listed as ENVS 245g. See ENVS 350 . One geology or chemistry course. We will study environments that create igneous and metamorphic rocks by studying materials that were created in those environments.
Rock weathering at Earth's surface releases the chemical building blocks for life.
Igneous and metamorphic rocks at Earth's surface almost invariably contain clues that explain the geologic history of that part of Earth's crust. In this course we will learn some of the information needed to interpret Earth History from igneous and metamorphic rocks. Most of this course will occur in the Canadian Shield, where rocks from deep in the earth are exposed over huge areas. Cross-listed as ENVS 365.