Fall 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, [2020]
This course is geared towards introducing students to minerals, mineral study techniques, igneous and metamorphic rocks, ore deposits, and ore formation processes. Minerals are the fundamental building blocks of all rocks, and consequently, the Earth and other planets. Mineralogy combines elements of physics, chemistry, math, and geology and is a descriptive, analytical, and experimental science. Mineralogists try to understand the physical properties, chemical composition, crystal structure, occurrence, and distribution of minerals, and the physical and chemical processes that lead to the formation and destruction of minerals in nature.
Lab Manual, I developed for the course: GEO 416K Earth Materials Lab Guide | Higher Education (kendallhunt.com)
[year] = made major adjustments to teaching during COVID