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8015 (v.7) Geology 202 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology



 

Area:Department of Applied Geology
Contact Hours:5.0
Credits:25.0
Lecture:2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:3 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):7032 (v.5) Geology 102 or any previous version
AND
9771 (v.7) Geology 201 - Mineralogy or any previous version
Igneous petrology - description, classification and interpretation of igneous rocks. Primary magma formation and emplacement of magmas as intrusions and lavas. Processes in magma chambers and mechanisms of magmatic differentiation. Igneous rocks in hand-specimen and thin-section. Metamorphic petrology - description and interpretation of metamorphic rocks. Chemical equilibrium, mineral reactions, nucleation and porphyroblast growth. Deformation and metamorphic fabrics. The metamorphic facies. Fluids, migmatites and partial melting. Metamorphic rocks in hand-specimen and thin-section.

 
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