GEOL1035-1 : Magmatic Petrology

Study Programmes 2015-2016

GEOL1035-1

Magmatic Petrology

Duration :

15h Th, 25h Pr

Number of credits :

Bachelor in geology		4
Bachelor in geology		4

Lecturer :

Jacqueline Vander Auwera

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

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.

Learning outcomes of the course :

The course provides a broad overview of the study of magmatic rocks with emphasis on controlling petrologic processes.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

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.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

During the labs, the main categories of magmatic 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.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

8 lectures of 2 hours, 7 labs of 4 hours.