GEOL336-08S1 (C) Semester One 2008

Magmatic Systems and Volcanology

14 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 25 February 2008
End Date: Sunday, 29 June 2008
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 9 March 2008
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 25 May 2008

Description

Study of magmatic systems including the nature and origin of igneous materials and links with the physical processes of volcanology.

This course is concerned with magmatic rocks, both plutonic and volcanic, and the physico-chemical systems that operate within the mantle, within the crust and at the Earth's surface that produce igneous materials. One aim is to develop an understanding of the petrological evolution of crustal lithosphere within the plate dynamic framework. Students taking this course will receive a broad grounding in the experimental, petrographic, geochemical and field aspects of magmatic processes and igneous phenomena. The link between magma reservoir processes and the dynamics of volcanic eruptions will be covered. Significant outcome for students will be the ability to interpret igneous materials under the microscope and to integrate theoretical concepts in igneous petrology with microscopical and geochemical data.

What you need for this course:
GEOL232 plus another 33 points from GEOL233-236. Students taking GEOL336 are also recommended to take GEOL351, GEOL352 and GEOL334.

What this course gets you into:
GEOL336 is essential for GEOL474 "Igneous Petrology and Geochemistry" and , GEOL476 "Physical Volcanology" and is recommended for GEOL480 "Geological Evolution of New Zealand and Antarctica".

Learning Outcomes

  • Students successfully completing this course will:
  • Describe and interpret igneous rocks and magmatic processes by the integration of field, microscopical and geochemical data.
  • Understand the major petrogenetic processes that have contributed to the formation and evolution of the Earth's crust.
  • Appreciate the relationships between plate tectonics and the large scale petrological processes that characterize the lithosphere.
  • Understand the links between plutonic and volcanic processes.

Prerequisites

GEOL232 plus 11 additional points from GEOL233-GEOL238

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Steve Weaver

Lecturer

Jim Cole

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Short Answer Test 27 Mar 2008 15% Short answer test on material covered in lectures to date (27 March)
Test 19 May 2008 35% Practical test on the description and interpretation of igneous rocks and magmatic processes (19 May)
Examination 50% Final examination

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Deer, W. A. , Howie, R. A., Zussman, J; An introduction to the rock-forming minerals ; 2nd ed.; Longman Scientific & Technical ;, 1992.

Shelley, David; Igneous and metamorphic rocks under the microscope : classfication, textures, microstructures, and mineral preferred-orientations ; 1st ed.; Chapman & Hall, 1993.

Shelley, David; Optical mineralogy ; 2nd ed; Elsevier, 1985.

Winter, John D; An introduction to igneous and metamorphic petrology ; Prentice Hall, 2001.

Course links

Library portal

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $552.00

International fee $2,486.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Geological Sciences .

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