Syllabus
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Course Code: GT-403 Course Name: Basic Petrology |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Origin of magmas, differentiation of magma: fractional crystallization, liquid immiscibility, magma mixing and assimilation. Bowen’s reaction series. Intrusive igneous activity: nature of intrusive bodies, tabular intrusive bodies, dikes and sills, massive intrusive bodies, batholith, lopolith, laccoliths, phacoliths. |
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| 2 | Igneous Rocks: definition, classification of igneous rocks, mode of occurrence of igneous rocks, texture of igneous rocks, structures of igneous rocks, chemical composition and mineral composition of igneous rocks, IUGS classification of igneous rock. Description of certain important igneous rocks. |
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| 3 | Metamorphic rocks: metamorphism and their types, agents of metamorphism: heat, pressure, differential stress, chemically active fluids. Classification of metamorphic rocks: foliated and non- foliated rocks, texture of metamorphic rocks, structure of metamorphic rocks. | |
| 4 | Sedimentary rocks: nature and origin of sedimentary rocks, concept of size, size scales. mode of sediment transport. shape and roundness, sphericity. Sedimentary Fabric, porosity, permeability. Classification of sedimentary structures, geometry of sedimentary bodies. Elementary ideas about sandstones, conglomerates, shales, limestones and dolomites. Basic classification of clastic and non- clastic sedimentary rocks. | |
