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EES 201: Foundation of Earth Sciences: Part 1 (Introduction to Mineralogy, Petrology) (3)

Learning Objectives:

To introduce students to the elementary idea of mineralogy, petrology and rock deformation.

Course Contents:

Unit-1: Introduction to Mineralogy
Definition of mineral and crystal. Classification of Minerals. A brief introduction to rock-forming minerals (silicate structure and classification).

Unit-2: Mineral Chemistry
Introduction to crystal chemistry - ionic radii and coordination number; Chemical affinity and geochemical classification of elements; Mineralogy of the Solar System; Chemical bonding, coordination polyhedra, radius ratio, and Pauling’s rules.

Unit 3: Introduction to Petrology
Igneous, Metamorphic and Sedimentary rocks. Concept of Magma and magmatic crystallization, Bowen’s Reaction series. Classification of igneous rocks, igneous textures and forms of igneous rocks. Metamorphism and agents of metamorphism, types of metamorphism, metamorphic texture, classification of metamorphic rocks Sedimentary rocks: classification, texture. Grain-size scale, preliminary idea on primary sedimentary structure, preliminary idea on siliciclastic and carbonate rocks.

Suggested Readings :

1. Deer, W. A., Howei, R. A., and Zussman, J., 2013 An Introduction to Rock Forming Minerals (3rd Edition), Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
2. Klein, C., and Butrow, B., 2008, The 23rd edition of the Manual of Mineral Science (4th Edition), John Wiley and Sons.
3. Nesse, W. D., 2011, Introduction to Mineralogy (2nd Edition), Oxford University Press.
4. Winter, J. D., 2010, An Introduction to Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (2nd Edition), Prentice Hall.
5. Philpotts, A. and Auge, J., 2009, Principles of Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (2nd Edition), Cambridge.

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