5966 (v.5) Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology 502
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| Area: | Department of Applied Geology |
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| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
| Lecture: | 2 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Laboratory: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Other Requisite(s): | Admission: to a postgraduate Course in Applied Geology |
| Syllabus: | Description, classification and interpretation of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Primary magma formation and emplacement of magmas as intrusions and lavas. Processes in magma chambers and mechanisms of magmatic differentiation. The Earth's mantle. Magma genesis in relation to tectonic setting. Chemical equilibrium, mineral reactions, nucleation and porphyroblast growth. Deformation and metamorphic fabrics. The metamorphic facies. Fluids, migmatites and partial melting. Tectonic settings of high, medium and low pressure metamorphism. Igneous and metamorphic rocks in hand-specimen. Interpretation of igneous and metamorphic rocks through the use of phase diagrams. |
| Field of Education: | 010700 Earth Sciences (Narrow Grouping) |
| SOLT (Online) Definitions*: | Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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