Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology by Aley El Din El Shazly
This introductory level note in Petrology is aimed at arming the students with the basic tools needed for understanding igneous and metamorphic processes. Topics covered includes: Metamorphism, Magmas and Lavas, Types of metamorphism, Classification of Igneous Rocks, Metamorphic Textures, Parental Magmas and Igneous Rock, Isograds and Metamorphic Facies, Phase Equilibria and Crystallization of magmas: Binary diagrams, Equilibrium vs. non-equilibrium in metamorphic petrology; The Phase rule applied to metamorphic systems, Ternary diagrams, Granites and Granitic rocks, Metamorphic Reactions.
Author(s): Aley El-Din El-Shazly
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Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology by Aley El Din El Shazly
This introductory level note in Petrology is aimed at arming the students with the basic tools needed for understanding igneous and metamorphic processes. Topics covered includes: Metamorphism, Magmas and Lavas, Types of metamorphism, Classification of Igneous Rocks, Metamorphic Textures, Parental Magmas and Igneous Rock, Isograds and Metamorphic Facies, Phase Equilibria and Crystallization of magmas: Binary diagrams, Equilibrium vs. non-equilibrium in metamorphic petrology; The Phase rule applied to metamorphic systems, Ternary diagrams, Granites and Granitic rocks, Metamorphic Reactions.
Author(s): Aley El-Din El-Shazly
NA Pages
Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
This note covers the following topics: Igneous Classification, Igneous Textures, Field Relationships, Thermodynamics, Phase Rule and Binary systems, Binary and Greater Systems, Trace Element and Isotopes, Magma Diversification, Layered Mafic Intrusions, Continental Flood Basalts, Granitoid Rocks, Metamorphic Facies and Mafic Rocks, Thermodynamics and Geothermobarometry, Metamorphic Fluids, Mass Transfer and Metasomatism.
Author(s): Whitman College
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This note explains the following topics: amphibole, clinopyroxene, feldspar, olivine, pyroxene, rock classification and Sedimentary.
Author(s): Shaun K. Frape
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This note covers the following topics: Earth interior, Mantle, Crust, Oceanic crust, Continental crust, Velocity structure, Velocity boundaries, Petrology and Tectonics, Lithosphere, Pressure Gradient, Pressure In The Crust, Heat Sources In The Earth, Heat Production and Heat Transfer.
Author(s): John Goodge
137 Pages
This note covers the following topics: structure and heat produciton in Earth, Introduction to igneous rocks, Subduction zones, Classification of igneous rocks, Thermodynamics, Igneous textures, Thermodynamics and Layered Mafic Intrusions, Heat transfer and intro to geochemistry, Long Valley overview and volcanic structures, Mantle composition and melting, Mantle geochemistry and continental alkaline rocks.
Author(s): Elizabeth Johnson
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