The mineralogy, phase relations, possible equilibration temperatures and pressures, and occurrence of metamorphic rocks. Geological processes that tend to produce geothermal and geobarometric gradients and modify rocks will be interpreted using chemical equilibria and chemical-thermal kinetics. The laboratory will involve the study of metamorphic rocks in thin section. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours and 3 Practicum/Lab hoursPrerequisite(s): GEOL 226.3; GEOL 229.3; and CHEM 115.3 or CHEM 146.3.
The mineralogy, phase relations, possible equilibration temperatures and pressures, and occurrence of metamorphic rocks. Geological processes that tend to produce geothermal and geobarometric gradients and modify rocks will be interpreted using chemical equilibria and chemical-thermal kinetics. The laboratory will involve the study of metamorphic rocks in thin section. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours and 3 Practicum/Lab hoursPrerequisite(s): GEOL 226.3; GEOL 229.3; and CHEM 115.3 or CHEM 146.3.
