May 20, 2024  
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EES 461 - IGNEOUS AND METAMORPHIC PETROLOGY


College of Arts & Sciences

Credit(s): 4

Classification and origins of the common igneous and metamorphic rocks. Lecture material will emphasize the mineralogical, chemical, and physical equilibria within the earth. Laboratory topics will stress hand-specimen and microscopic petrography. Lecture, three hours; laboratory, three hours per week. This course is a Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR) course in certain programs, and hence is not likely to be eligible for automatic transfer credit to UK.

Prereq: EES 230 and EES 235 and EES 360.



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