Igneous petrology

Petrotectonic Associations.

Energy And The Mantle Heat Energy.

Thermodynamics.

Kinetics.

Rock Properties.

Rock Classification.

How Petrologists Study Rocks.

2. Compositional Aspects Of Magmatic Rocks.

Analytical Procedures.

Mineral Composition Of Magmatic Rocks.

Chemical Composition Of Magmatic Rocks.

Classification Of Magmatic Rocks.

Trace Elements.

Isotopes.

3. Thermodynamics And Kinetics: An Introduction.

Why Is Thermodynamics Important?.

Elementary Concepts Of Thermodynamics.

Stability (Phase) Diagrams.

Thermodynamics Of Solutions: Some Basic Concepts.

Application Of Thermodynamics To Solutions.

Kinetics.

4. Silicate Melts And Volatile.

Nature Of Magma.

Thermodynamics Of Solutions: Some Basic Concepts.

Volatile Fluids In Melts.

Consequences Of Fluid Exsolution From Melts.

5. Crystal Melt Equilibria In Magmatic Systems.

Phase Diagrams.

Melting Of A Pure Mineral And Polymorphism.

Phase Relations In Binary Systems.

Crystal Melt Equilibria In Natural Basalt Magmas.

Feldspar Melt Equilibria.

Crystal Melt Equilibria Of Other Common Rock Forming Mineral Systems.

Geothermometers And Geobarometers.

A Brief Comment Regarding Subsolidus Reactions In Magmatic Rocks.

6. Chemical Dynamic Of Melts.

Viscosity Of Melts.

Chemical Diffusion.

Diffusion Of Heat: Conduction.

Interfacial Energy.

Kinetics Of Crystallization.

Vesiculation And Fragmentation Of Magma.

7. Fabrics Of Magmatic Rocks.

Fabric Related To Crystallization Paths.

Fabrics Caused By Nonexplosive Exsolution Of Volatile Fluids.

Volcaniclastic Fabric.

Anisotropic Fabric.

8. Physical And Thermal Dynamics Of Magmas.

Stress And Deformation.

Rheology Of Rocks And Magmas.

Density Of Magma Buoyancy.

Conductive Heat Transfer.

Advective Heat Transfer.

Magma Convection.

9. Magma Ascent And Emplacement: Field Relations Of Intrusions.

Movement Of Magma In The Earth.

Diking: Formation Of Sheet Intrusions.

Diapirism.

Magma Emplacement In The Crust.

10. Magma Extrusion: Field Relations Of Volcanic Rock Bodies.

Overview Of Extrusions: Controls And Factors.

Effusions Of Basaltic Lava.

Effusions Of Silicic Lava.

Explosive Eruption.

Other Volcaniclastic Deposits.

11. Magma Generation And Diversification.

Melting Of Solid Rock: Changes In P, T, And X.

Mantle Source Rock.

Generation Of Magma In Mantle Rock, Chiefly Peridotite.

Magma Generation In The Sub Arc Mantle.

Magma Generation In The Continental Crust.

Overview Of Magmatic Diversification.

Using Variation Diagrams To Characterise Diversification Processes.

Closed System Magmatic Differentiation.

Open System Diversification: Hybrid Magmas.

12. Global Magmatism: Petrotectonic Associations.

Oceanic Spreading Ridges And Related Basaltic Rocks.

Mantle Plumes And Ocean Island Volcanic Rocks.

Large Igneous Provinces: Plume Heads.

Continental Basaltic Intrusions.

13. Petrotectonic Associations In Subduction Zones, Continental Rifts, And Stable Cratons.

Oceanic...