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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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
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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 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
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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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