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GEOE 235  Gen & Char Solid Earth Mtls  Units: 4.00  
Macroscopic and microscopic characterization of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. Processes by which rocks are formed and transformed, and influence of genesis on shape, distribution, and rock-mass character of rock bodies. Engineering implications and consequences of rock-forming processes for mineral exploration and production, fossil-fuel exploration and production, and engineering site investigation.
(Lec: 3, Lab: 1, Tut: 0)
Requirements: Prerequisites: GEOE 232 or permission of instructor Corequisites: Exclusions:   
Offering Term: W  
CEAB Units:    
Mathematics 0  
Natural Sciences 28  
Complementary Studies 0  
Engineering Science 20  
Engineering Design 0  
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science  

Course Learning Outcomes:

  1. Identify and describe igneous and metamorphic rocks and their structures in the hand samples and in microscopic thin section investigation.
  2. Demonstrate (orally and in writing) the processes of formation of igneous and metamorphic rocks.
  3. Implement the relations between magmatism/ volcanism/ metamorphism and plate tectonics.
  4. Classify igneous and metamorphic rocks properly in hand specimen and thin section.
  5. Identify and compare specific igneous and metamorphic processes involved in the formation of the rock examined through careful analysis of its mineralogical composition and texture.
  6. Understand and summarize the evolution of the crust and mantle.
  7. Produce microscope observations in a laboratory and reduce the data obtained to interpret the formation of rocks.