SUBJECT
Title
Metamorphic petrology and petrogenesis
Type of instruction
lecture + practical
Level
master
Faculty
Part of degree program
Credits
4
Recommended in
Semesters 1-4
Typically offered in
Autumn/Spring semester
Course description
Types of metamorphism and its governing factors. Chemical groups of protoliths. The facies principle, and facies series. Petrogenetic grids, and basic notions of geothermo-barometry. Metamorphic phase diagrams and mineral-facies diagrams. Contact metamorphic facies series, and ocean-floor metamorphism. Buchan and Barrow type facies series, and migmatites. Sambagawa and Franciscan type facies series, and eklogites. Ultra high pressure metamorphism. Metamorphism of Alpine type ultramafic rocks and of the upper mantle.
Readings
- Raymond L. R. (1995): Petrology. WCB Publishers
- Bucher K., Frey M. (1994): Petrogenesis of Metamorphic Rocks. Springer-Verlag
- Blatt H., Tracy R. J. (1997): Petrology. Freeman and Co.
- Best M. G. (2003): Igneous and metamorphic petrology. Blackwell Publishing
- Barker A. J. (1990): Introduction to metamorphic textures and microstructures. Blackie Academic and Professional