GEOL 50233 - Optical Mineralogy and Petrography

Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Two hours lecture and one three hour laboratory period per week. Analysis of the behavior of light in crystalline substances, complete treatment of crystal optics and the identification of non-opaque, rock-forming minerals using immersion media and thin section techniques. Intensive use of the microscope required.





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