Petrology Lecture Notes by John Brady
This page covers the following topics related to Petrology : Introduction, Rock Names, IUGS Igneous Rock Classification, Using the Camera Scales, Norms, Norm Calculations, Gram Formula Weights, Sample Spreadsheet, Diopside-Hypersthene Sample Spreadsheet, Phase Diagrams, Composition Axes, Binary Phase, Diagrams, Some_Binary_Diagrams, The Lever Rule, G-X vs T-X Diagrams, Triangular Graph Paper, Ternary Phase Diagrams, Halide Isothermal Sections, Phase Diagram Implications, Granite System, Liquidus Diagram at 1 atmosphere, Isothermal Section at 1040°C, Isothermal Section at 1200°C, Igneous Geochemistry, Trace Elements, Equations for Radioactive Decay, Metamorphism, Metamorphism Introduction, Some Mineral Stabilities During Metamorphism, Geologic Pressures, A Steady-State Geothermal Gradient, ACF Metamorphic Facies, CMS Assemblages, CMS Reactions, AFM Diagrams, Frank Spear's paper on animated AFM diagrams.
Author(s): John Brady
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Sedimentary Petrology by Dr. Douglas W. Haywick
This note will examine the physical make-up of some of the most important rocks we have on the planet , the sedimentary rocks. Topics covered includes: Grain Dynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Sedimentary Structures, Siliciclastic Petrography, Volcaniclastic and Carbonate Petrography, Chemical Sedimentary Rocks, Carbonate Petrography, Carbonate Diagenesis.
Author(s): Dr. Douglas W. Haywick
NA Pages
This note explains the following topics: amphibole, clinopyroxene, feldspar, olivine, pyroxene, rock classification and Sedimentary.
Author(s): Shaun K. Frape
NA Pages
This lecture note surveys the distribution, chemical composition, and mineral associations in rocks of the earth's crust and upper mantle, and establishes its relation to tectonic environment. The emphasis is on the use of chemistry and physics to interpret rock forming processes.
Author(s): Prof. Timothy Grove
NA Pages
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
