Dec 18, 2024  
2023-2024 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

GEOL 3600 - Petrology

Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: GEOL 3500 /3501  at APSU or approval of transfer credit by mineralogy instructor;
Corequisite: GEOL 3601 
Description: Students learn hand sample and microscope techniques for describing and classifying rocks.  Rock texture, mineralogy, and chemistry is used to interpret conditions of formation in natural geologic environments, with an emphasis on igneous and metamorphic rocks. A weekend overnight field trip is required.