•    Composition, origin, differentiation and evolution of magma. Mineralogical and chemical characteristics, Textures and Classification of Rocks. Origin, emplacement, and modification of igneous rocks. Oceanic and continental rocks and their characterization, Petrography and occurrence of the following series: Tholeiitic and alkali-olivine basalt. Basalt – andesite series. Study of granites, granodiorite, syenite, carbonatite mafic and ultramafic rocks. Lamprophyres. Facies analysis of volcanic rocks.

•    Introduction to Tectonomagmatic environments, Magmatic differentiation --- Granites. Characteristics of ophiolites. Modes of common igneous rocks.

•    Introduction to phase diagrams. Metamorphic rocks; Metamorphism and grades of metamorphism, Metamorphic Facies Regional and Thermal Metamorphism. Metamorphic diffusion and differentiation. Study of thermal and regional metamorphism of argillaceous, calcareous and arenaceous rocks. ACF and AKF diagrams. Metamorphism in relation to plate tectonics. Development of textures and structures.

•    The composition, lithification, diagenesis and classification of Sedimentary rocks, emphasizing the interpretation of provenance, sedimentary processes, and post depositional modifications. Petrography of common varieties of sedimentary rocks.

 

Practical:

Megascopic and microscopic identification and description of ubiquitous igneous and metamorphic rocks.