Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : ER5172 : Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology Laboratory { 0-0-3 / 2}
Subject Nature : Practical
Coordinator : Prof. Rekha S.
Syllabus
Megascopic identification of Igneous rocks (Granite, Basalt, Dolerite, Syenite, Dunite, Peridotite, Granodiorite, Diorite, Monzonite, Gabbro etc.) and Metamorphic rocks (Slate, Phyllite, Schist, Gneiss, Charnockite, Khondalite etc.)
Microscopic identification of Igneous rocks (Granite, Basalt, Dolerite, Syenite, Dunite, Peridotite, Granodiorite, Diorite, Monzonite, Gabbro etc.) and Metamorphic rocks (Slate, Phyllite, Schist, Gneiss, Charnockite, Khondalite etc.)
Course Objectives
- To study different properties of igneous and metamorphic rock under nacked eye.
- To understand different properties of igneous and metamorphic rock under microscope.
Course Outcomes
Broad idea in the field of Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology.
Essential Reading
- 1. Myron G. Best, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Wiley-Blackwell
- 2. John D. Winter, Principles of Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Prentice Hall
Supplementary Reading
- 1. Anthony Hall, Igneous Petrology, Longman Sci. & Tech
- 2. Powell, R, Equilibrium thermodynamics in Petrology: An Introduction, Harper and Row Publ., London