Igneous Petrology by Stewart McCallum
This note covers the following topics: Global considerations, Physical properties of magmas, Major, minor and trace element chemistry, Controls of magmatic evolution, Trace elements, Radiogenic isotopes, and stable isotopes as tracers of magmatic processes, Igneous rock textures, Ultramafic and related rocks, Basalts, gabbros and related rocks, Orogenic igneous rock associations, Granites and migmatites, Continental alkalic basalts and related rocks.
Author(s): Stewart McCallum
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Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology by Aley El Din El Shazly
This introductory level note in Petrology is aimed at arming the students with the basic tools needed for understanding igneous and metamorphic processes. Topics covered includes: Metamorphism, Magmas and Lavas, Types of metamorphism, Classification of Igneous Rocks, Metamorphic Textures, Parental Magmas and Igneous Rock, Isograds and Metamorphic Facies, Phase Equilibria and Crystallization of magmas: Binary diagrams, Equilibrium vs. non-equilibrium in metamorphic petrology; The Phase rule applied to metamorphic systems, Ternary diagrams, Granites and Granitic rocks, Metamorphic Reactions.
Author(s): Aley El-Din El-Shazly
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Igneous Or Metamorphic Petrology by Dr Jasper Konter
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.
Author(s): Dr. Jasper Konter
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This note explains the following topics: amphibole, clinopyroxene, feldspar, olivine, pyroxene, rock classification and Sedimentary.
Author(s): Shaun K. Frape
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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.
Author(s): Prof. Timothy Grove
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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.
Author(s): Elizabeth Johnson
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