| SES # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Forming Minerals (RFM) | ||
| 1 | (RFM) I Olivine and Spinel | |
| 2 | RFM II: Feldspars | |
| 3 | RFM III Pyroxenes | |
| 4 | RFM IV Pyriboles | |
| Thermodynamics | ||
| 5 | 1-Energy Functions-E-S-V and G-T-P-X | Spear. pp. 133-146, 175-183. |
| 6 | P-T-X Phase Diagrams Gibbs Phase Rule | Spear. pp. 247-288. |
| 7 | 2-Exchange Reactions and Equilibrium Constants | Roeder and Emslie. |
| 8 | 3-Earth's Outer Mantle - Phase Relations and Variation with Tectonic Setting | Hess. Chapter 6. |
| Petrology | ||
| 9 | Mantle Rock Types and Processes Pyroxene Thermobarometry | Boyd. Wood and Fraser. pp. 134-139. |
| 10 | Serpentine Stability - Recycling of Mantle Origin of Mantle Rocks - Igneous vs. Metamorphic Processes | |
| 11 | 4-Melting and Crystallization Processes T-X-X Phase Diagrams (3 Components) Freezing/Melting in Crust and Mantle | Hess. Chapter 2. |
| 12 | 5-Basalts, Komatiites Rock Series Mantle Melting Processes | Hess. Chapters 8, 9, and 18. |
| 13 | Mid-term | |
| 14 | 6-Phase Equilibria: Silicate + H2O Magma Generation in Subduction Zones | Hess. Chapter 10. |
| 15 | 7-Granitic Rocks and Crustal Magmatic Processes | Hess. Chapter 15. |
| 16 | Continental Crustal Igneous Rocks | |
| 17 | The Major Types of Sedimentary Rocks Distribution of Sediments on the Earth's Surface | Boggs. Chapter 1. |
| 18 | Metamorphic Petrology 1 - Metamorphic Processes, Contact, Regional, T and P Variations | Spear. Chapter 1. |
| 19 | Metamorphic Petrology 2 - Metamorphic Facies Heat Flow and Heat Production in Crust | Spear. Chapter 2. ———. Chapter 3. |
| 20 | Metamorphic Petrology 3 - Metamorphism of Pelitic Rocks Minerals and Isograds | Spear. Chapter 10. |
| 21 | Metamorphic Petrology 4 - Pelites - The AKFM System Continuous and Discontinuous Reactions | Spear. Chapter 10. |
| 22 | Metamorphic Petrology 5 - Metamorphism of Mafic Rocks, Metamorphism | Spear. Chapter 11. |
| 23 | Greenschists, Blueschists and Eclogites | |
| 24 | Metamorphic Petrology 6 - Metamorphism of Calc-silicates | Spear. Chapter 12. |
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Study Materials
Readings
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Primary Texts
Hess, P. C. Origin of Igneous Rocks. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1989. ISBN: 9780674644816.
Spear, F. S. Metamorphic Phase Equilibria and Pressure - Temperature - Time Paths. Chantilly, VA: Mineralogical Society of America, 1994. ISBN: 9780939950348.
Supplemental Reading Material
Bloss, F. D. An Introduction to the Methods of Optical Crystallography. New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1961.
Boggs, S., Jr. Petrology of Sedimentary Rocks. New York, NY: MacMillan, 1992.
Boyd, F. R., et al. "Evidence for a 150-200-km thick Archaean lithosphere from diamond inclusion thermobarometry." Geochim Cosmochim Acta 37 (1973): 2533-2546.
Compton, R. R. Manual of Field Geology. New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons, 1962.
Roeder, P. L., and R. F. Emslie. "Olivine-liquid equilibrium." Contrib Mineral Petrol 29 (1970): 275-289.
Wood, B. J., and D. G. Fraser. Elementary Thermodynamics for Geologists. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1977.
Recommended Resources for Laboratory Exercises
The Microsoft® Powerpoint® lecture on optical mineralogy is an excellent primer on the physics of using a microscope in mineralogy.
See especially Microsoft® Powerpoint® presentation 3 for helpful information on twinning, cleavage, and more in thin sections.
Deer, W. A., R. A. Howie, and J. Zussman. An Introduction to the Rock-Forming Minerals. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Longman Scientific and Technical, 1992.
McKenzie, W. S., C. H. Donaldson, and C. Guilford. Atlas of Igneous Rocks and their Textures. New York, NY: Wiley, 1982.
McKenzie, W. S., and C. Guilford. Atlas of Rock-Forming Minerals in Thin Section. New York, NY: Wiley, 1979.
Nesse, W. D. Introduction to Optical Mineralogy. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1991.
Troger, W. E. Optical Determination of Rock Forming Minerals. Part 1, E. Stuttgart, Deutschland: Schweizerbartische Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1979.
Williams, H., F. J. Turner, and C. M. Gilbert. Petrography, An Introduction to the Study of Rocks. 2nd ed. New York, NY: W.H. Freeman and Co., 1982.
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