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SIO 152Petrology and Petrography

4 units · SIO · UC San Diego

Mineralogic, chemical, textural and structural properties of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks; their origin and relations to evolution of the Earth’s crust and mantle. Laboratory emphasizes hand specimens and microscopic studies of rocks in thin sections.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

From the catalog: “SIO 50 and SIO 120 or consent of instructor.”

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

One of the options in (2)

  • Environmental Systems—Earth Sciences (B.S.)
  • Geosciences (B.S.)