Undergraduate Catalog

EPSS 331 Igneous &Metamorphic Petrology

This course provides an overview of igneous and metamorphic rocks in terms of their origin and distribution in relation to plate tectonics. Students learn about igneous melt generation, evolution, and crystallization processes and their relationship with the geotectonic environment . Students learn to recognize, describe, and classify many rocks in both hand specimens and thin sections in the Petrology Laboratory.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

EPSS 210, PGEG 210

Offered

Fall