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Petrology

Undergraduate · Historical course

Fall 2005

Topics

  • RFM I: Olivine and Spinel
  • RFM II: Feldspars
  • RFM III: Pyroxenes
  • RFM IV: Pyriboles
  • 1-Energy Functions-E-S-V and G-T-P-X
  • P-T-X Phase Diagrams
  • 2-Exchange Reactions and Equilibrium Constants
  • 3-Earth’s Outer Mantle - Phase Relations and Variation with Tectonic Setting
  • Mantle Rock Types and Processes
  • Serpentine Stability - Recycling of Mantle
  • 4-Melting and Crystallization Processes
  • 5-Basalts, Komatiites Rock Series Mantle Melting Processes
  • 6-Phase Equilibria: Silicate + H 2 O
  • 7-Granitic Rocks and Crustal Magmatic Processes
  • Continental Crustal Igneous Rocks
  • The Major Types of Sedimentary Rocks
  • Metamorphic Petrology 1 - Metamorphic Processes, Contact, Regional, T and P Variations
  • Metamorphic Petrology 2 - Metamorphic Facies
  • Metamorphic Petrology 3 - Metamorphism of Pelitic Rocks Minerals and Isograds
  • Metamorphic Petrology 4 - Pelites - The AKFM System Continuous and Discontinuous Reactions
  • Metamorphic Petrology 5 - Metamorphism of Mafic Rocks, Metamorphism
  • Greenschists, Blueschists and Eclogites
  • Metamorphic Petrology 6 - Metamorphism of calc-silicates

Readings

  • Hess, P. C. Origin of Igneous Rocks . Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1989. ISBN: 9780674644816.
    Listed reading
  • Spear, F. S. Metamorphic Phase Equilibria and Pressure - Temperature - Time Paths . Chantilly, VA: Mineralogical Society of America, 1994. ISBN: 9780939950348.
    Listed reading
  • Bloss, F. D. An Introduction to the Methods of Optical Crystallography . New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1961.
    Listed reading
  • Boggs, S., Jr. Petrology of Sedimentary Rocks . New York, NY: MacMillan, 1992.
    Listed reading
  • Boyd, F. R., et al. “Evidence for a 150-200-km thick Archaean lithosphere from diamond inclusion thermobarometry.” Geochim Cosmochim Acta 37 (1973): 2533-2546.
    Listed reading
  • Compton, R. R. Manual of Field Geology . New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons, 1962.
    Listed reading
  • Roeder, P. L., and R. F. Emslie. “Olivine-liquid equilibrium.” Contrib Mineral Petrol 29 (1970): 275-289.
    Listed reading
  • Wood, B. J., and D. G. Fraser. Elementary Thermodynamics for Geologists . New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1977.
    Listed reading
  • Deer, W. A., R. A. Howie, and J. Zussman. An Introduction to the Rock-Forming Minerals . 2nd ed. New York, NY: Longman Scientific and Technical, 1992.
    Recommended
  • McKenzie, W. S., C. H. Donaldson, and C. Guilford. Atlas of Igneous Rocks and their Textures . New York, NY: Wiley, 1982.
    Recommended
  • McKenzie, W. S., and C. Guilford. Atlas of Rock-Forming Minerals in Thin Section . New York, NY: Wiley, 1979.
    Recommended
  • Nesse, W. D. Introduction to Optical Mineralogy . New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1991.
    Recommended
  • Troger, W. E. Optical Determination of Rock Forming Minerals. Part 1, E. Stuttgart, Deutschland: Schweizerbartische Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1979.
    Recommended
  • Williams, H., F. J. Turner, and C. M. Gilbert. Petrography, An Introduction to the Study of Rocks . 2nd ed. New York, NY: W.H. Freeman and Co., 1982.
    Recommended
  • SES #: 5 · TOPICS: 1-Energy Functions-E-S-V and G-T-P-X · READINGS: Spear. pp. 133-146, 175-183.
    Reading assignment
  • SES #: 7 · TOPICS: 2-Exchange Reactions and Equilibrium Constants · READINGS: Roeder and Emslie.
    Reading assignment
  • SES #: 8 · TOPICS: 3-Earth’s Outer Mantle - Phase Relations and Variation with Tectonic Setting · READINGS: Hess. Chapter 6.
    Reading assignment
  • T-X-X Phase Diagrams (3 Components) Freezing/Melting in Crust and Mantle Hess. Chapter 2.
    Listed reading
  • SES #: 12 · TOPICS: 5-Basalts, Komatiites Rock Series Mantle Melting Processes · READINGS: Hess. Chapters 8, 9, and 18.
    Reading assignment
  • Magma Generation in Subduction Zones Hess. Chapter 10.
    Listed reading
  • SES #: 15 · TOPICS: 7-Granitic Rocks and Crustal Magmatic Processes · READINGS: Hess. Chapter 15.
    Reading assignment
  • Distribution of Sediments on the Earth’s Surface Boggs. Chapter 1.
    Listed reading
  • SES #: 18 · TOPICS: Metamorphic Petrology 1 - Metamorphic Processes, Contact, Regional, T and P Variations · READINGS: Spear. Chapter 1.
    Reading assignment
  • Heat Flow and Heat Production in Crust Spear. Chapter 2.
    Listed reading
  • ———. Chapter 3.
    Listed reading
  • SES #: 20 · TOPICS: Metamorphic Petrology 3 - Metamorphism of Pelitic Rocks Minerals and Isograds · READINGS: Spear. Chapter 10.
    Reading assignment
  • SES #: 21 · TOPICS: Metamorphic Petrology 4 - Pelites - The AKFM System Continuous and Discontinuous Reactions · READINGS: Spear. Chapter 10.
    Reading assignment
  • SES #: 22 · TOPICS: Metamorphic Petrology 5 - Metamorphism of Mafic Rocks, Metamorphism · READINGS: Spear. Chapter 11.
    Reading assignment
  • SES #: 24 · TOPICS: Metamorphic Petrology 6 - Metamorphism of Calc-silicates · READINGS: Spear. Chapter 12.
    Reading assignment
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