SUBJECT
Igneous petrogenesis
lecture
master
2
Semester 3
Autumn semester
From source to the surface: magmatic processes from the melt generation to the magma chambers. Types and conditions of the partial melting process. Magma differentiation: fractional crystallization, assimilation and fractional crystallization and magma mixing. Quantitative petrogenetic model calculations. Open-system petrogenetic processes. Integrated mineral textural and geochemical studies. Condition of magma chamber processes: geothermobarometry and oxygen fugacity calculations. Independent project works.
- Wilson M. (1989): Igneous Petrogenesis. London
- Albaréde F. (1998): Introduction to Geochemical Modeling New York
- H.R. Rollinson (1993): Using geochemical data: evaluation, presentation, interpretation. Longman, 352 pp.