ES 209: Chemistry and Mineralogy of Earth Materials

[3 units]

Chemical principles, structure, and bonding of minerals and Earth materials, including crystallography (symmetry, space groups, group theory), coordination chemistry, bonding models (valence bond, crystal field, and MO theories), and electronic and magnetic properties.

Prerequisite: ESS 100 and CHEM 010. Course may be repeated for credit. Conjoined with ESS 109.