EASC 205: Introduction to Petrology
| Credits: | 3 |
Pre-requisites: | EASC 202, CHEM 122, PHYS 121 (or 102*) & 131 (or 130*) | Lecture (hrs/week): | 2 |
| Terms: | Spring |
Co-requisites: | None |
Lab (hrs/week): | 3 |
| Note: | * with grade B or higher; PHYS 126 may be substituted for 121 | ||||
| Instructors: | Cameron, Thorkelson | ||||
| Course Notes: | |||||
Description:
Introduction to Petrology provides an overview of the study of rocks. The petrographic microscope is used extensively in the introduction of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic petrology. Emphasis is placed on mineral and rock classification using hand specimens and thin sections, processes and environments of rock formation, and geological significance of rock assemblages. Lectures cover the principles and utility of petrology, while laboratory exercises focus on physical and optical methods of mineral and rock identification. Students must provide their own hand lens and mineral identification kits.
Course Topics
- Optical microscopy of grain mounts and thin sections.
- Recognition and classification of rocks.
- Physical and chemical environments of rock formation.
- Geological relationships among rock assemblages.
Textbook:
Introduction to Mineralogy (2000). William D. Nesse. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford, Toronto; ISBN 0-19-510691-1.