This
note will examine the physical make-up of some of the most important rocks we
have on the planet , the sedimentary rocks. Topics covered includes: Grain
Dynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Sedimentary Structures, Siliciclastic Petrography,
Volcaniclastic and Carbonate Petrography, Chemical Sedimentary Rocks, Carbonate
Petrography, Carbonate Diagenesis.
This
note will examine the physical make-up of some of the most important rocks we
have on the planet , the sedimentary rocks. Topics covered includes: Grain
Dynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Sedimentary Structures, Siliciclastic Petrography,
Volcaniclastic and Carbonate Petrography, Chemical Sedimentary Rocks, Carbonate
Petrography, Carbonate Diagenesis.
This
note explains the following topics: Placing rocks in tectonic or planetary
context, Making igneous rocks, ,Magmas, Stable minerals and assemblages,
Chemical petrology, Making metamorphic rocks, Metamorphic textures, Metamorphic
reactions.
This lecture note
surveys the distribution, chemical composition, and mineral associations in
rocks of the earth's crust and upper mantle, and establishes its relation to
tectonic environment. The emphasis is on the use of chemistry and physics to
interpret rock forming processes.
This note covers the following topics:
structure and heat produciton in Earth, Introduction to igneous rocks,
Subduction zones, Classification of igneous rocks, Thermodynamics, Igneous
textures, Thermodynamics and Layered Mafic Intrusions, Heat transfer and intro
to geochemistry, Long Valley overview and volcanic structures, Mantle
composition and melting, Mantle geochemistry and continental alkaline rocks.
This introductory level
course note in Petrology is aimed at arming the students with the basic tools
needed for understanding igneous and metamorphic processes. Topics covered
includes: Magmas and Lavas, Classification of igneous rocks, Phase equilibria in
igneous petrology and crystallization of magmas, Magmatic differentiation, Plate
tectonic setting of igneous rocks, Types of metamorphic reactions,
Geothermometry and geobarometry.