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

Area:	Department of Applied Geology
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	5.0
The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline.
Lecture:	3 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s):	10195 (v.3) Geology 244 - Petrology and Geochemistry or any previous version
Prerequisite(s):	9771 (v.7) Geology 201 - Mineralogy or any previous version
Syllabus:	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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Field of Education:	010700 Earth Sciences (Narrow Grouping)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Not Online *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2009	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y
2009	Miri Sarawak Campus	Semester 2	Y

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