Syllabus

Experiment No. 1: Megascopic identification of Igneous rocks.
Granite, Pegmatite, Dunite, Quartz syenite, Basalt, Granodiorite, Pink granite, Gabbro, Amgdaloidal basalt, Dolerite, Syenite, Anorthosite, Peridotite, Diorite, Porphyritic syenite, Lamprophyre, Monzodiorite etc.
Experiment No. 2: Megascopic identification of Metmorphic rocks.
Garnet-biotite schist Pyroxene granulite Slate Hornblende-garnet gneiss Mica schist Phyllite Amphibolite schist Temolite-actinolite schist, Khondalite Garnet-biotite gneiss Talc-tremolite schist Marble Magnetite-chlorite schist Charnockite Quartzite etc.
Experiment No. 3: Microscopic identification of Igneous rocks.
Granite Anorthosite Pyroxenite Syenite Granodiorite Dunite Monzonite Dolerite Peridotite Gabbro Basalt Andesite Dolerite Monzodiorite Rhyolite Graphic granite etc.
Experiment No. 4: Microscopic identification of Metamorphic rocks.
Garnet-mica schist Pyroxene granulite Slate Hornblende-garnet gneiss Mica schist Phyllite Amphibolite schist Temolite-actinolite schist Deformed granite Garnet-biotite gneiss Talc-tremolite schist Marble Biotite-chlorite schist Charnockite Quartzite etc.

To identify igneous and metamorphic rock under naked eye.

To identify igneous and metamorphic rock under microscope.

Identification of igneous and metamorphic rocks in the field as well as using microscope.

1. Myron G. Best, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Wiley-Blackwell

2. John D. Winter, Principles of Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Prentice Hall

1. Anthony Hall, Igneous Petrology, Longman Sci. & Tech

2. Powell, R, Equilibrium thermodynamics in Petrology: An Introduction, Harper and Row Publ., London