Petrology is the study of rocks - igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary - and the processes that form and transform them. Mineralogy is the study of the chemistry, crystal structure and physical ...

Experimental petrology relates to the investigation of the physical and chemical behaviour of rocks and minerals under controlled laboratory conditions. Using highly specialized equipment and ...

The Petrology - Isotope Geochemistry group in the department studies a wide range of petrologic problems. Among these are: Archean Crustal Evolution-The mountain ranges of Wyoming expose some of the ...

Introduction -- Physical properties of magma -- Intrusion of magma -- Forms of igneous bodies -- Cooling of igneous bodies and other diffusion processes -- Classification of igneous rocks -- ...

Syllabus for courses Geology 370K, 383L and 383M at the University of Texas. "Based on material obtained in sedimentation courses taught at the Pennsylvania State College by Paul D. Krynine and J. C.