GEO 210 - ROCKS AND MINERALS

5 Credits

Fundamentals of geology; with emphasis on physics and chemistry; survey of the common rocks and minerals of the Earth’s crust; their formation, identification, and uses is stressed; includes laboratory.

Pre-requisite(s) GEO 101 and CHEM& 121 or higher
Course Note Geology lab fee; pre-requisites GEOL 101; CHEM 121 or CHEM 151 Formerly GEOL 210
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered

Designed to Serve This is a transfer second level course for geology majors and persons who want to know how to identify rocks and minerals.
Active Date 2011-06-14

Grading System Decimal Grade
Class Limit 24
Contact Hours: Lecture 44 Lab 22 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0
Total Contact Hours 66
Degree Distributions:
AA

Science
Science Lab

Course Outline
Minerals (chemical structure, physical properties, identification) Igneous Rocks (igneous processes, forms and nomenclature) Sedimentary Rocks (nomenclature, environments) Metamorphic Rocks (nomenclature, environments, facies)

Student Learning Outcomes
Understand the internal structure of minerals, especially silicate minerals.

Understand the chemical and mineralogical variation in the three rock groups.

Demonstrate fundamental relationships between minerals and rocks and the major physical, chemical, and biological processes at work on, and within, the Earth.

Understand the systematic identification of minerals and rocks.

Learn the basic properties of minerals and how they relate to minerals

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