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Syllabus for GLY 4300 Petrology
Dr. Andrew Macfarlane, Department of Earth and Environment
Spring semester, 2017
Class time: Tuesday-Thursday 2:00-3:15
Office: AHC5, room 379
Phone: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
Required text : Frost and Frost, Essentials of Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology.
Cambridge University Press, 2014.
This course is a general introduction to the features of the igneous and metamorphic
rocks, the processes that form them and the ways in which the study of rocks can provide
insights into Earth processes and history. The petrology of sedimentary rocks is
examined in-depth in a separate course in the department.
Learning Outcomes:
Students will demonstrate a fundamental understanding of the processes of
formation of igneous and metamorphic rocks, including chemical, biological and physical
processes.
Students will demonstrate the ability to differentiate igneous and metamorphic
rocks using mineral, chemical and phase equilibrium diagrams.