Subsections
[Cr:4, Lc:3, Tt:0, Lb:1]
A. Igneous Petrology
- Introduction to Igneous Petrology
- Physical properties of magma temperature, viscosity and density
- Varieties of igneous rocks and classification schemes
- Forms of igneous bodies insights on extrusive and intrusive bodies
- Textures in igneous Rocks
- Bowen’s reaction series, phase rule and igneous phase diagrams
- Mantle melting and various geological conditions of magma generation
- Magma diversification processes
- Use of major and trace elements and isotopes in understanding igneous processes
- Metal deposits in igneous Rocks
B. Metamorphic Petrology
- Introduction to metamorphism
- Classification of metamorphic rocks
- Agents and types of metamorphism
- Metamorphic structures and textures
- Concept of metamorphic facies and index minerals
- Graphical analysis of metamorphic mineral assemblages
- Thermodynamic principles of metamorphic reactions
- Metamorphism of pelitic, calcareous and mafic rocks
- Contact metamorphism
- Metamorphic fluids and metasomatism
- Granulite, eclogite and migmatites
- Metamorphism and plate tectonics
- J. D. Winter, Principles of Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Pearson; 2
edition (2009)
- M.G. Best, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Wiley-Blackwell (2002)
- F. J.Turner, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, CBS publishers, 2 edition (2002)
- Philpotts, A., & Ague, J., Principles of igneous and metamorphic petrology, Cambridge University Press, (2009).
