Petrology- Magma Its generation, nature and composition simple phase diagrams of binary and ternary systems and their significance, Bowen's Reaction Principles, Magnetic differentiation, assimilation.
Texture and structure and their petrogenetic significance.
Classification of igneous rocks. Petrography and petrogenesis of important rock-types.
Processes of formation of sedimentary rocks. Digenesis
and lithification. Texture and structures and their significance.
Classification of sedimentary rocks, elastic and non-elastic Heavy Minerals and their significance in provenance studies Petrography of common rock types.
Variables of metamorphism. Types of metamorphism,
metamorphic grades. Zones and fades Textures, structures, and nomenclature of metamorphic rocks. Petrography and petrogenesis of important rock types.
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