Advanced Crustal Materials

Three credits · Undergraduate

An advanced treatment of the rheological properties of magma, fluid dynamics, crystal growth, crystal-melt-fluid equilibria, igneous and metamorphic rock suites and their genesis, petrogenetic modelling. Applications of thermodynamic principles and phase equilibria to the genesis of igneous rocks and metamorphic rocks. Students will also investigate the optical properties of minerals in both theory and practice and the application of microscopic techniques. Prerequisites: EESC 279. Three credits and lab. Not offered 2026-2027.