GEOL50233
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Optical Mineralogy and Petrography
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Long Description (Catalog Description)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Two hours lecture and one three hour laboratory period per week. Analysis of the behavior of light in crystalline substances, complete treatment of crystal optics and the identification of non-opaque, rock-forming minerals using immersion media and thin section techniques. Intensive use of the microscope required.
Course Typically Offered
Every other fall
Career
Undergraduate
Min Units
3
Max Units
3
Repeat for Credit
No
Number Of Repeats
1
Code
LAB
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Laboratory
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LCL
Name
Lecture with Integrated Lab