GEL 310 - Mineralogy/Optical Mineralogy (4 cr.)

Introduction to the major concepts of mineralogy and optical mineralogy. Topics include mineral systems, hand specimen and optical identification of minerals, crystallography, crystal chemistry and X-ray diffraction analysis. Laboratory exercises include identification of major minerals in hand specimen and with the petrographic and binocular microscopes. Lecture/Lab
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): GEL 101.
Corequisite(s): CHE 101 or CHE 111
Semester(s) Offered: Fall