? Credit Points : 10  ? SCQF Level : 9  ? Acronym : GEO-3-IGNEOUS

Igneous Petrology: An outline of modern concepts of upper mantle composition and partial melting, and the extraction, ascent and evolution of magmas. The course presents a broad review of igneous rocks, emphasising their tectonic associations, interrelationships and petrogenesis. The course integrates with, and builds on material taught in the Chemical Geology course. Please bring an optical properties book (e.g. Deer, Howie & Zussman) to all practicals.

Metamorphic Petrology: An introduction to the principles that govern mineralogical and textural change in rocks in response to imposed conditions of pressure, temperature and other variables. Diagrammatic representation of metamorphic mineral assemblages and reactions. The nature of occurrence and variety of mineral assemblages found in common metamorphosed rocks, especially those of basaltic and pelitic composition, and their dependence on bulk rock chemical composition and on the P-T conditions of metamorphism. A review of metamorphic facies and facies series and their distribution, and of thermal and tectonic controls of metamorphism.

? Pre-requisites : Mineralogy and Petrology

? Costs : None.

Home subject area

Earth Science, (School of GeoSciences, Schedule N)

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information 22/09/2006 09:00 09:50 Lecture Theatre 201, Geology/Geophysics KB

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Friday 09:00 09:50 KB Laboratory Friday 10:00 12:00 KB

TO BE CONFIRMED

Exam, covering theory and practical work.

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST December 1 - 2 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Patrizia Mencuccini
Tel : (0131 6)50 5101
Email : patrizia.mencuccini@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Prof Godfrey Fitton
Tel : (0131 6)50 8529
Email : Godfrey.Fitton@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.scieng.ed.ac.uk/