GS 813: Topics in Igneous Petrology and Volcanology

Syllabus​

Petrological-geochemical characters of magmas in diverse tectonic settings; petrogenetic modeling of crystallization and melting processes(e.g., fractional crystallization, assimilation-fractional crystallization, fractional and batch melting); volcanic systems from source to surface; dynamics of lava flows, pyroclastic falls and flows; emplacement of various types of intrusions; volcanic facies in subaerial and subaqueous environments; case studies around the world; important igneous provinces and events of India.

Texts/References

  • Best, M. G. Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, 2nd  Edn., Blackwell, 2003
  • Sigurdsson, H., Houghton, B., Rymer, H., Stix, J., McNutt, S. Encylopedia of Volcanoes, Academic Press, 2000
  • Schmincke, H.U., Volcanism. Springer, 2005
  • Philpotts, A., Aque, J., Principles of Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, 2nd  Edn., Cambridge University Press, 2009
  • Parfitt, E. and Wilson, L. Fundamentals of Physical Volcanology.Wiley-Blackwell, 2008
  • McBirney, A. R., Igneous Petrology, 3rd  Edn., Jones & Bartlett, 2006
  • Fisher, V. and Schmincke, H.-U. Pyroclastic Rocks. Springer Verlag, 1984