Oct 08, 2024  
2022-2023 CNM Catalog, Volume 54 
    
2022-2023 CNM Catalog, Volume 54 [The CNM Academic Year includes Fall, Spring, Summer Terms]

GEOL 2140 - Geology of New Mexico

3 credit hour(s)
Prerequisite:   
Recommended: GEOL 1110  
This course is a tour of the geologic history and natural places of New Mexico.  Students will explore the materials (rocks and minerals) that make up New Mexico and the processes that created and continue to shape our state.  Students will learn about mountains, rivers and seas that have come and gone, and New Mexico’s rich fossil heritage. Students will discover where and why volcanoes erupted, and where natural resources are found and extracted.

Note(s):
  • Students not meeting the IRW 0980  prerequisite may elect to take FYEX 1110  as a Pre- or Corequisite to this course.
  • Previously EPS 2250. Read more.  

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