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| GEOL0016-1 | Magmatic and metamorphic petrology
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 50h Pr, 5d FW |
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| Lecturer : | Jacqueline Vander Auwera |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| All year long |
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Course contents :
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| The course includes the following topics: silicate melts and volatile fluids; crystal-melt equilibria; chemical dynamics of melts and crystals; magma ascent and emplacement; volcanism; generation and differentiation of magmas; layered intrusions; petrotectonic associations; the controlling factors of metamorphism; metamorphism of pelitic rocks, mafic rocks and calc-silicate rocks; metamorphic textures; migmatites and anatexis. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The course provides a broad overview of the study of magmatic and metamorphic rocks with emphasis on controlling petrologic processes. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Reference is being made to notions of thermodynamics and chemistry (CHIM0084-1, PHYS2007-1, INFO0205-1) as well as to the topics provided in the course on "Theoretical petrology" (GEOL0026-2) and "Cristallography and Mineralogy" (GEOL0005-4). The fieldwork requires the knowledge of the basics of geological mapping (GEOL0286-1).
The courses of "Tectonics" (GEOL0029-5), "Mineralogy and Radiocristallography" (MINE0201-3) and of "Geochemistry" (GEOL0206-3) are co-requisites. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| During the labs, the main categories of magmatic and metamorphic rocks are observed under the polarizing microscope and as whole rock samples. Emphasis is given to nomenclature and textures as well as to the conditions of formation. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| 15 lectures of 2 hours, 12 labs of 4 hours.
A fieldtrip (6 days) is organized in the Massif des Maures (Var, France). |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Notes are provided at the first lecture
References :
- Igneous petrology, Best M.G. & Christiansen E.H., Blackwell science
-Igneous and metamorphic petrology, Best M.G.
- An introduction to metamorphic petrology, Yardley B., Longman |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written exam on theory and oral exam for the labs. |
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| J. Vander Auwera-Coppens
U.R. Pétrologie et Géochimie endogènes, Bât. B20, 4000 Liège (Sart Tilman)
Tél. : 04/366.22.53, E-mail : jvdauwera@ulg.ac.be
Secrétariat: Mme M. Guadagnano, Tél:04/366.22.51, E-mail : m.guadagnano@ulg.ac.be |
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