Academic Catalog

GEOE434 IGNEOUS PETROGRAPHY

Course Code: 5640434
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(2-2)
ECTS Credit: 5.0
Department: Geological Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. KAAN SAYIT
Offered Semester: Fall or Spring Semesters.
Prerequisite: Set 1: 5640210
The course set above should be completed before taking GEOE434 IGNEOUS PETROGRAPHY .

Course Content

Classification and description of common igneous rock types in hand specimens and under the microscope. Textures and structures of igneous rocks. Modal and chemical analysis of igneous rocks. Calculation of norms. Magma and formation of igneous rocks. Petrographic provinces and igneous rock associations .