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Listed in: Geology, as GEOL-30
Jack Thomas Cheney (Section 01)
The crystallography and crystal chemistry of naturally occurring inorganic compounds (minerals). The identification, origin, distribution and use of minerals. Laboratory work includes the principles and methods of optical mineralogy, X-ray diffraction, back-scattered electron microscopy, and electron beam microanalysis. Four hours of lecture and two hours of directed laboratory. Requisite: Geology 11, Chemistry 11 or Chemistry 15 or their equivalent recommended. Fall semester. Professor Cheney.