GEOL 3160 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

3 Credits (2 Contact Hours)

Classification, occurrence, and origin of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Discussion of the chemical and physical processes involved in magmatic crystallization and metamorphism. Laboratory study of igneous and metamorphic rocks in hand specimen and thin section. Includes Honors sections. Preq: GEOL 2050. Coreq: GEOL 3161.