GEO3005F - Petrology & Structural Geology

Course Outline:

This course covers key concepts in igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary petrology in combination with structural geology as follows: interpreting major and trace element and isotope variations in igneous rocks; origin and evolution of the major magma series; thermodynamics, kinetics and chemography of metamorphic reactions; tectonic setting of metamorphic terrains; principles of interpretations and classification of continental and marine sedimentary environments; kinematic principles, deformation mechanisms, microstructure, faulting and tectonic geomorphology.