625-222 Mineralogy and Igneous Petrology

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• Geological hammer, hand lens and magnet. Consult the departmental notice board for dates and charges for excursions, accommodation and food, which will be fixed as early as possible in the first semester.

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On completion of this subject, students should:

• be able to describe and identify the common rock-forming minerals in thin section and hand speciment;

• have an understanding of the processes involved in the formation of igneous rocks;

• be able to recognise and describe the most important rock types in the laboratory and in the field.

Content:

Mineralogy of common rock-forming minerals in thin section and hand specimen; mineral parageneses and textures in igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks; chemical and structural variations in minerals. Melting, transport and crystallisation processes in the formation of igneous rocks; the classification of igneous rocks; igneous rocks in thin section, hand specimen and in the field.

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