GS 416: Petrology lab

Syllabus​

Study of textures and mineral compositions of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, their identification and classification in hand specimen & thin section. Modal analysis of rocks, study of size, shape, roundness, packing and orientation of grains. CIPW norms. ACF, AKF and AFM diagrams. 

Texts/References

  • Williams, H., Turner, F.J. and Gilbert, C.M. Petrography- An Introduction to the Study of Rocks in Thin Sections, W.H.Freeman and Company, 1954
  • Kerr, P.F. Optical Mineralogy, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1959