SUBJECT
Title
Advanced petrography
Type of instruction
practical
Level
master
Faculty
Part of degree program
Credits
3
Recommended in
Semester 2
Typically offered in
Spring semester
Course description
Texture and structure of volcanic and metamorphic rocks; textural and optical characterization of rock-forming and accessory minerals; petrographic features of ultramafic rocks; petrographic features of mafic igneous rocks; petrographic features of intermediate igneous rocks; petrographic features of felsic igneous rocks; petrographic features of pyroclastic rocks; from petrography to petrogenesis: interpretation of igneous rocks based on combined textural and geochemical analysis; petrography of low pT metamorphic rocks; petrography of gneisses and granulites; petrography of eclogites; petrography of sedimentary rocks
Readings
- Vernon, R. H.: A practical guide to Rock Microstructure. Cambridge University Press, 2004
- Blatt, H. – Tracy, R. J.: Petrology. – W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1995.
- Raymond, L. A.: Petrology. The study of Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic Rocks. – WCB Publishers 1995
- Best, M. G.: Igneous and Metamorphic petrology. – Blackwell Publishing 2002.
- Tucker, M. E.: Sedimentary Petrology. – Blackwell Publishing 2003.