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Mineralogy & Petrology

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Mineralogy

The science dealing with minerals, their crystallography, properties, classification, and the ways of distinguishing them.

Petrology

The Science that deals with the origin, history, occurrence, structure, chemical composition, and classification of rocks.

Articles

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Student Spotlight: Chelsea Jolley

November 08, 2021 12:56 PM
When I first started my undergraduate career at BYU-Idaho, I never once thought about the possibility of being a geology major. As required I took the 3 levels of science GE courses and they all happened to be taught by geology professors. That is when I realized how cool geology is and how it allows us to study and understand the history of the Earth.
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Student Spotlight: Javier Matos

November 01, 2021 01:09 PM
"I knew I wanted to study something that could keep me active, traveling and in nature, and seeing my father doing that sparked a genuine interest in me about geology."
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