Syllabus
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Course Code: B-GGY -401 Course Name: Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Composition and types of magma; Physical properties of magma: temperature, viscosity and density; magmatic differentiation and assimilation; Bowen reaction series. | |
| 2 | Phase diagram and their uses in igneous and metamorphic petrology; Phase rule; one component system; two component systems: Congruent melting and Incongruent melting; Solid solution; Basics of ternary systems. | |
| 3 | Igneous Rocks- common igneous minerals, method of emplacement of igneous rocks, classification and texture of igneous rocks; Physical, petrographical and chemical properties of igneous rocks: Granite, Rhyolite, Pegmatite, Syenite, Diorite, Basalt and Dolerite. | |
| 4 | Metamorphism– definition, scope, agents and types; Concept of grade, zone and facies of metamorphism; Structure and texture of metamorphic rocks; metamorphic differentiation. | |
