ESCI 322 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

Study of igneous and metamorphic processes and environments of formation. Application of chemical principles to the origin of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Identification and petrographic microscope analysis of rocks will be emphasized in the laboratory. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. One or more one-day field trips. This course is equivalent to GSCI 322 and credit will not be earned if this course has been previously taken.