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GEOSC 201Earth Materials

4 credits · Geosciences · Penn State

Elements of crystallography and crystal chemistry; origin, occurrence, and identification of sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks and their minerals. This course has one or more required field trips for which a fee is charged to the student.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

None listed in the catalog.

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Suggested plans most often put it in Year 3 · Fall (4 programs).

Required in (5)

  • Geobiology, B.S.
  • Geosciences, B.A.
  • Geosciences, B.S.
  • Geosciences, Minor
  • Mining Engineering, B.S.

One of the options in (3)

  • Earth Science and Policy, B.S.
  • Planetary Science and Astronomy, B.S.
  • Watersheds and Water Resources, Minor