2018-2019 Graduate Catalogue Archived Catalogue
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GLY 513 - Advanced Igneous Petrology
Course Description: Principles and methodology underlying the physical and chemical processes affecting the genesis of igneous rocks in various tectonic settings. Topics include the application of thermodynamics, chemographic relationships, and phase equilibrium to the differentiation of magmas and the crystallization of igneous minerals, and geothermobarometric and geochronologic investigation of igneous rocks. Two lecture hours and three laboratory hours per week. Field trip(s).
Credit Hours: 3
Corequisites Courses: None
Prerequisite Courses: None
Additional Restriction/ Requirements: Optical mineralogy, petrology, structural geology, or permission of instructor.
Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated
ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION
Equivalent Courses: None
Undergraduate Crosslisting: None
Additional Course Fees: None
Course Attribute: None
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