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.
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 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.
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 note covers the following topics:
Earth interior, Mantle, Crust, Oceanic crust, Continental crust, Velocity
structure, Velocity boundaries, Petrology and Tectonics, Lithosphere, Pressure
Gradient, Pressure In The Crust, Heat Sources In The Earth, Heat Production and
Heat Transfer.
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.