SUBJECT
Title
Petrology of the Earth’s interior
Type of instruction
lecture
Level
master
Faculty
Part of degree program
Credits
2
Recommended in
Semester 1
Typically offered in
Autumn semester
Course description
Petrological structure of the internal layers in the Earth, as a function of pressure, temperature, chemical composition and other governing factors. Sources of informations on the petrology of layers in Earth interior (meteorites, geophysical data, high pressure and temperature experiments, xenoliths). Models on the formation of the layered structure on the basis of homogeneous and heterogeneous accretion origin of the Earth. Petrological and geochemical links between the layered internal structure and the petrological characteristics of the Earth surface rocks.
Readings
Jackson I. (2000): The Earth’s mantle: composition, structure and evolution. Cambridge University Press