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
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:
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.