Contents
Igneous petrology. Properties and behaviour of magmas. Volcanic and plutonic rocks and their properties. Classification. Differentiation. Rock suites. Layered intrusions.
Metamorphic petrology. Definitions and causes. Paragenesis. ACF- and AFM-diagrams. Metamorphic grades. Contact- and regional metamorphism. Thin section study.
2L+3P/week, spring term.
Excursion/field course in Switzerland or Scotland, 14 days (also structural geology). A report has to be submitted and approved.
Text-books
Hall: Igneous Petrology (Longman) and Yardley: An introduction to Metamorphic Petrology (Longman)
Evaluation
1 written examination (13-scale).
ECTS-credits
10
Semester
Spring