Description, classification and interpretation of igneous rocks. Primary magma formation and emplacement of magmas as intrusions and lavas. Processes in magma chambers and mechanisms of magmatic differentiation. Igneous rocks in hand-specimen and thin-section. The Earth’s mantle. Magma genesis in relation to tectonic setting. Interpretation of igneous rocks through the use of phase diagrams. -- Course Website
Prerequisites: 312244 (v.1)<br/> Mineralogy and Geochemistry 201<br/> <br/> or any previous version
