EES 6120 - Earth Materials

Credit Hour(s): 4

Course Description: This course provides an understanding of the minerals and rocks that make up the solid earth, their significance and uses. Based upon the ‘rock cycle’ the materials studied include the rock-forming minerals as well as their weathered products. The laboratory focuses upon the identification and classification of minerals and rocks in hand specimen.

Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

Course Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture

Grade Mode: Standard