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Credit points: 14.0
Coordinator: Dr R Powell
Prerequisite: Earth Sciences 625-201, 625-202, 625-313
Contact: 26 lectures (two a week) and 26 hours practical (two hours a week)
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
On completion of this subject, students should:
- see order in the complexity of igneous and metamorphic rock-forming processes;
- understand the approaches used to delineate the rock-forming processes.
Content:
Topics in igneous and metamorphic petrogenesis, illustrating the consequences of partial melting, assimilation and fractionation processes on the resulting magmas, and the consequences of solid state, fluid and partial melting processes on the resulting metamorphic rocks.
Assessment:
A 3-hour written examination and a 3-hour practical examination or reports totalling up to 3,000 words.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Science (Volume 4 page 187)
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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