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BSMN 423: IGNEOUS PETROGENESIS

Course Content

Mantle-Magma Systems and Source of Magma. Physico-Chemical Factors in Magmatic Evolution. Petrogenesis of Igneous Rocks. Petrogenic Provinces: Basaltic Provinces, Granite-Granodiorite Provinces and Mafic-Ultramafic Complexes. Tectonism-Magmatism Relationship. Magmatism at Convergent and Divergent Plate Boundaries. Intracontinental Hot Spots. Intraplate Magmatism. Magmatism Related to Collisional Environments and Island Arcs. Ophiolites. Volcanic Chains and Island Arcs. Igneous Rock Associations

Mode of Delivery:

The course will be taught by using lectures, tutorials and assignments.

Instructional Resources:

Resource persons, textbooks, hand-outs, LCD projectors, laptops/computers, discussion aids, chalk/white boards, DVDs, e-journals.

Core Reading Materials:

Igneous Petrology by Hill, A., 1987. Longman Scientific and Technical

Petrology: Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic by Ehlers, E.G. and Blatt, H.W.H., 1982, W. H. Freeman and Co.

Petrology: Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks by Hyndman, D.W., 1972, McGraw-Hill

Igneous and Metamorphic petrology by Best, M.G., 1982, W.H., 1982, W. H. Freeman and Co

Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology by Turner, F.J. and Verhoogen, J. 1960, McGraw-Hill

Igneous Petrogenesis by Wilson, M., 1989, Unwing Hyman

Igneous Petrogenesis by Carmichael, I.S.E., Turner, F.J. and Verhoogen, J., 1974, McGraw-Hill

Igneous Petrology by McBirney, A.R., 1984, Freeman Cooper and Co

Introduction to Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology by Winter, J.D., 2001, Prentice Hall