Integrating undergraduate education and scientific discovery through field research in igneous petrology

Journal of Geoscience Education

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 133-142

  Gonzalez, David ^a   Semken, Steven ^b  

^a FORT LEWIS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH SCIENCE; EDUCATION;

EID: 33644983623     PISSN: 10899995     EISSN: 10899995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5408/1089-9995-54.2.133     Document Type: Article

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