Geol.850 ADVANCED IGNEOUS PETROLOGY (3 C.H)
Classification of igneous rocks, fractionation in igneous processes, compositional variation in magmas in terms of variation diagram and inter element correlation, magmatism and global tectonic processes, geochemical characteristics of igneous rocks as petrogenetic indicators, partial melting processes in the earth’s upper mantle, magmatism at constructive and destructive plate margins, continental rift zone magmatism, basalts their classification petrography, basaltic associations of ocean basins, continental mafic magmas from deep sources, andesites and associated volcanic rocks of island arcs and continental margins, rocks of continental plutonic provinces (granitic complex), petrology and origin of potash rich basic volcanic rocks, case studies and exercises.
Books Recommended:- Principles of igneous and metamorphic petrology by Philpotts, A. and Ague, J.J., 2009. Cambridge University Press.
- Mind over magma: the story of igneous petrology by Young, D.A., 2004. Princeton University Press.
- Magmatism in relation to diverse tectonic settings by Srivastava, R.K. and Chandra, R., 1995. Taylor & Francis.
- Petrology: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic by Harvey, B., Tracy, R.J. and Owens, B.E., 2006. W. H. Freeman.
- Igneous petrogenesis by Wilson, M., 1989. Unwin Hyman.
- The interpretation of igneous rocks by Cox, K.G., Bell, J.D. and Pankhurst, R.J., 1979. Unwin Hyman.
- Igneous petrology by Turner, F.J. and Verhoogen, J., 1974. McGraw Hill Book Company.
- Petrography of igneous and metamorphic rocks by Philpotts, A.R., 2003. Waveland Pr Inc.