Units: 5
Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 5 hours; two half-day and one 1-day field trips
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Prerequisites: both CHEM 001B and CHEM 01LB or both CHEM 01HB and CHEM 1HLB (CHEM 001B, CHEM 01LB, CHEM 01HB, and CHEM 1HLB may be taken concurrently); GEO 001 with a grade of "C-" or better
Description: A study of common and important min- erals and their identification using structural and crys- tallographic methods. Stresses distinctive structural and chemical features, diagnostic physical and optical properties, and the growth and development of miner- als in various geologic environments.