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COURSE DESCRIPTION

GEOL&101 — Intro Physical Geology  (5 cr)

An introductory course in geology designed to acquaint beginning geology students with the importance of geology and minerals in their everyday lives through the study of the general concepts of geology, plate tectonics, earthquakes, mountain building, formation of continents, materials on earth, erosional processes and patterns, underground water, glaciation, and shoreline formations. Laboratory covers mineral and rock identification and map interpretation. Credit will not be granted for both GEOL& 100 and GEOL& 101. (SCC, SFCC)
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