PIP - Practical Igneous Petrology
When and where
10/05/2010 until 14/05/2010
Duration: 5 days
Hobart
Course coordinator/contact
Prof Leonid Danyushevsky
Phone :
Email : l.dan@utas.edu.au
Subject Coordinators
Jeffrey Foster
Course Outline:
The course is intended for Honours students and other Post-Graduate students with an interest in the formation and evolution of basic and ultrabasic magmas and their relationship to magmatic ore deposits. For those interested in magmatic ore deposits it is recommended that this course is taken in conjunction with and prior to the “Igneous Geodynamics and Magmatic Ore Deposits” course taught at the University of Melbourne.
The first two days will cover key theoretical aspects of petrology including units of concentration, the phase rule, phase diagrams, equilibrium constants, solid solution series, partition coefficients and introduce key controls on melting and crystallization.
The next two days will introduce a range of rock types including komatiite, komatiitic basalt, basalt and their plutonic equivalents and examine the impact of a range of parameters such as pressure, oxygen fugacity and magma volatile (H2O, CO2, S) contents on their evolutionary passes during cooling and fractionation.
On the final day the geology, petrology and geochemistry of three major magmatic complexes hosting magmatic sulphide mineralisation (Kambalda, Bushveld, Noril’sk-Talnakh) will be described, highlighting key elements that contributed to the specifics of their internal structure.
Course Assesment:
Special Requirements:
A second or third year level course that has included a component of igneous petrology.
Hatch, Wells and Wells: Petrology of the Igneous Rocks.
Cox, Bell and Pankhurst: The interpretation of Igneous Rocks.
Wilson: Igneous Petrogenesis.
Payment Information:
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Groups:
Igneous Petrology
Field Trip: : NO
Course Fees:
MCA Student: $0.00
External Student: $0.00
Industry: $0.00
