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Igneous and
Metamorphic Petrology |
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Pahoehoe and scoria, Kilauea, Hawaii
Mafic dike cutting pegmatite and
tonalite. Ossipee, New Hampshire
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Schedule |
Class Date |
Topic |
Reading |
Assignment |
| 1/23 | Introduction | Chapter 1 - PowerPoint (Winter) | |
| 1/25 | Pressure and temperature in the earth | Pressure & temperature | |
| 1/27 | Physical properties of magmas | ||
| 1/30 | Physical properties of magmas | Density & viscosity | |
| 2/1 | Intrusion of magmas | ||
| 2/3 | Intrusion of magmas | ||
| 2/6 | Igneous structures and field relations | Chapter 4 - PowerPoint (Winter) | |
| 2/8 | Igneous structures and field relations | Intrusion of magma | |
| 2/10 | Introduction to thermodynamics | Chapter 5 - PowerPoint (Winter) | |
| 2/13 | Introduction to thermodynamics | Thermodynamics | |
| 2/15 | Unary and binary phase diagrams | Chapter 6 - PowerPoint (Winter) | Olivine-silica binary phase diagram |
| 2/17 | Binary phase diagrams | Olivine binary phase diagram | |
| 2/20 | No Class - President's Day | ||
| 2/22 | Exam I - Pressure and temperature through igneous structures and field relations | ||
| 2/24 | Binary phase diagrams | ||
| 2/27 | Ternary phase diagrams | Chapter 7 - PowerPoint (Winter) | Forsterite-anorthite-silica ternary phase diagram |
| 2/29 | Ternary phase diagrams | ||
| 3/2 | Ternary phase diagrams | ||
| 3/5 | Ternary phase diagrams | ||
| 3/7 | Volatiles in magmatic systems | Water in magmas | |
| 3/9 | Volatiles in magmatic systems | ||
| 3/19 | Travel - no class | ||
| 3/21 | Chemical diagrams | Chapter 8 - PowerPoint (Winter) | Variation diagrams |
| 3/23 | Mantle melting and the generation of basaltic magmas | Chapter 10 - PowerPoint (Winter) | |
| 3/26 | Diversification of magmas | Chapter 11 - PowerPoint (Winter) | Magma convection, cooling, and mixing |
| 3/28 | Diversification of magmas | ||
| 3/30 | Exam II - Thermodynamics through volatiles in magmatic systems | ||
| 4/2 | Trace elements | Chapter 9 - PowerPoint (Winter) | Trace elements |
| 4/4 | Trace elements | ||
| 4/6 | Isotopic tracers | Radiogenic isotopes | |
| 4/9 | Isotopic tracers | ||
| 4/11 | Introduction to metamorphism | Chapter 21 - PowerPoint (Winter) | |
| 4/13 | Metamorphic facies | Chapter 25 - PowerPoint (Winter) | |
| 4/16 | Patriot's Day - no classes | ||
| 4/18 | Metamorphic facies | ||
| 4/20 | Metamorphic reactions | Chapter 26 - PowerPoint (Winter) | |
| 4/23 | Metamorphic reactions | ||
| 4/25 | Stable mineral assemblages in metamorphic rocks | Chapter 24 - PowerPoint (Winter) | |
| 4/27 | University Day - no class | ||
| 4/30 | Exam III - Chemical diagrams through metamorphic facies | ||
| 5/2 | Thermodynamics of metamorphic reactions | Chapter 27 - PowerPoint (Winter) | |
| 5/4 | Metamorphic fluids and metasomatism | Chapter 30 - PowerPoint (Winters) | |
| 5/7 | Metamorphic structures and textures | Chapter 23 - PowerPoint (Winters) 23a, 23b |