Petrology

Calendar

SES #	LECTURE TOPICS	LAB TOPICS	KEY DATES
Rock Forming Minerals (RFM)
1	RFM I: Olivine and Spinel	Microscope Introduction
2	RFM II: Feldspars	Minerals I
3	RFM III: Pyroxenes	Minerals I
4	RFM IV: Pyriboles	Minerals II
Thermodynamics
5	1-Energy Functions-E-S-V and G-T-P-X	Minerals II
6	P-T-X Phase Diagrams Gibbs Phase Rule	Minerals III
7	2-Exchange Reactions and Equilibrium Constants	Textures	Problem set 1: Exchange reactions
8	3-Earth’s Outer Mantle - Phase Relations and Variation with Tectonic Setting	Mantle Rocks
Petrology
9	Mantle Rock Types and Processes Pyroxene Thermobarometry	Basalt
10	Serpentine Stability - Recycling of Mantle Origin of Mantle Rocks - Igneous vs. Metamorphic Processes	Lab Review
11	4-Melting and Crystallization Processes T-X-X Phase Diagrams (3 Components) Freezing/Melting in Crust and Mantle	Lab Midterm Exam	Problem set 2: Using phase diagrams
12	5-Basalts, Komatiites Rock Series Mantle Melting Processes
13	Midterm Exam
14	6-Phase Equilibria: Silicate + H2O Magma Generation in Subduction Zones	Calc-alkaline Rocks
15	7-Granitic Rocks and Crustal Magmatic Processes	Granite
16	Continental Crustal Igneous Rocks
17	The Major Types of Sedimentary Rocks Distribution of Sediments on the Earth’s Surface	Sedimentary Rocks
18	Metamorphic Petrology 1 - Metamorphic Processes, Contact, Regional, T and P Variations	Metamorphic Minerals
19	Metamorphic Petrology 2 - Metamorphic Facies Heat Flow and Heat Production in Crust
20	Metamorphic Petrology 3 - Metamorphism of Pelitic Rocks Minerals and Isograds	Metamorphic Facies
21	Metamorphic Petrology 4 - Pelites - The AKFM System Continuous and Discontinuous Reactions	Pelites	Problem set 3: Garnet-biotite thermobarometry
22	Metamorphic Petrology 5 - Metamorphism of Mafic Rocks, Metamorphism
23	Greenschists, Blueschists and Eclogites	Lab Review
24	Metamorphic Petrology 6 - Metamorphism of calc-silicates	Lab Final Exam