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Petrology (GEOL 324)
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| Composition, classification, occurrence, and origin of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. Identification of rocks in hand specimen; petrographic analysis of rocks in thin section; modeling and interpretation of petrologic data. |
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| Geochemistry (GEOL 530) |
| Fundamental principles of low- and high-temperature geochemistry. Origin of the elements; formation of the solar system; differentiation of the earth; weathering at the earth’s surface; chemistry of natural waters. Laboratory methods applied to geological problems. |
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| Isotope Geology (GEOL 660) |
| Fundamental principles of isotope geochemistry and geochronology. The use of stable and radiogenic isotopic systems to study the Earth. Instrumental methods of isotopic analysis. |
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