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Topic: Petrology


  
  petrology - HighBeam Encyclopedia
PETROLOGY [petrology] branch of geology specifically concerned with the origin, composition, structure, and properties of rocks, primarily igneous and metamorphic, and secondarily sedimentary.
Petrology of cretaceous to quaternary gravels from the Western Valley of the Tennessee River.
Petrology, geochemistry, and U-Pb (zircon) age of the quartz-feldspar porphyry dyke at the Lake George antimony mine, New Brunswick: implications for origin, emplacement process, and mineralization.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-petrolog.html   (324 words)

  
 Petrology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Petrology is a field of geology which focuses on the study of rocks and the conditions by which they form.
Sedimentary petrology focuses on the composition and texture of sedimentary rocks (rocks such as sandstone or limestone which consist of sedimentary particles bound together in a matrix of finer material).
Petrology utilizes the classical fields of mineralogy, microscopic petrography, and chemical analyses to describe the composition and texture of rocks.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Petrology   (279 words)

  
 Mineral Resources - Petrology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Petrological research is also performed on deposits of certain commodities and resource mapping projects (building stone, construction material, copper, gold, platinum, diamond, chromium) and on unusual rock formations.
The support work and research work is outcome focussed, striving to acquire reference samples and develop and accumulate knowledge and new ideas, to add value to regional mapping products, and to encourage exploration interest.
The Petrology Collection and the supporting PETROX database is an invaluable resource to the Department and the exploration industry.
www.minerals.nsw.gov.au /geology/petrology   (356 words)

  
 BUBL LINK: Petrology
Association that represents the primary international focus for research in volcanology, efforts to mitigate volcanic disasters, and research into related disciplines, such as igneous geochemistry and petrology, geochronology, volcanogenic mineral deposits, and the physics of the generation and ascent of magmas in the upper mantle and crust.
Research and theory in geophysics, geochemistry, sedimentology, geomorphology, petrology, plate tectonics, volcanology, structural geology, mineralogy, and planetary sciences.
Topics include trace element and isotope geochemistry and geochronology applied to petrogenesis; experimental petrology; processes of magma generation, differentiation and emplacement; quantitative studies of rock-forming minerals and their paragenesis; regional studies of igneous and meta morphic rocks which contribute to the solution of fundamental petrological problems; theoretical modelling of petrogenetic processes.
bubl.ac.uk /link/p/petrology.htm   (333 words)

  
 Applied Petrology Laboratory - Environmental and Coal Technologies - coal, petrology, geology, microscopy - CAER - UK
Research is conducted on the petrographic and geochemical characterization of Kentucky coals; the interaction of coal petrology with grinding and beneficiation properties; the petrology of carbons; and the petrology of coal-combustion by-products, particularly fly ash.
The petrology laboratory at the CAER was established by Gilbert Smith, one of the original associate directors, in 1977.
Smith was trained in coal petrology by Aureal Cross, his advisor at West Virginia University, and by Gilbert Cady in the years Smith worked for the Ohio Geological Survey.
www.caer.uky.edu /coalash/research/petrologylab.shtml   (437 words)

  
 Petrology, High Temperature Geochemistry & Economic Geology Research - Department of Geological Sciences - ...
The petrology, high-temperature geochemistry and economic geology group leads integrated field, laboratory and theoretical research to unravel several challenging sets of problems in igneous and metamorphic petrology and economic geology.
In these studies, field mapping, structural interpretations, mineral assemblages in metamorphic rocks and the petrology and geochemistry of igneous rocks are used to deduce pressure-temperature-time paths of orogenic events and the relationships among crustal deformation, heat flow, melt generation, and pluton emplacement.
The fourth research area of this group is investigation of the physical and thermodynamic properties of magma, such as density and viscosity, and particularly the effect of dissolved volatiles such as water, since these play a major role in determining the nature of volcanic eruptions (explosive or gentle).
www.missouri.edu /~geolwww/research/petrology.html   (476 words)

  
 Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on petrology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
In general this subject is like a general petrology forum or petrology message board.
Attila Kilinc is professor of geochemistry and petrology at......
*Sedimentary petrology focuses on the processes by which sediments, or clastics, are cemented together to form sedimentary rocks.
www.blinkbits.com /blinks/petrology   (673 words)

  
 Petrology, Structural Geology and Tectonics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Students may choose to concentrate in several specialties under the broad framework of tectonics, including structural geology, petrology, and sedimentary or isotope geology applied to tectonics.
Igneous and Metamorphic petrology applied to the study of ore deposits; igneous petrology studies in the Appalachians and southern Rocky Mountain regions; use of isotopes in geochronological and geochemical studies.
Petrology and geochemistry of Lower Mesozoic igneous rocks in eastern North America; secondary alteration of igneous rocks; petrogenesis of mafic igneous rocks; numerical and graphical analysis of igneous processes
www.gly.fsu.edu /petrology.html   (274 words)

  
 UC Davis Geology: Research Programs
The Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology Group at the University of California, Davis has a wide range of research interests and active research projects.
We have a common interest in the petrology of mafic and ultramafic rocks, fluid-rock interactions, and the application of petrology to regional and global scale geologic problems.
Peter Thy (Ph.D., University of Aarhus, Denmark, 1982) Petrology of basaltic volcanic and plutonic rocks from Norway, Iceland, and Cyprus; experimental phase relations and mineralogy; evolution of basaltic magma during continental rifting and ocean formation.
www-geology.ucdavis.edu /research/petrology.html   (395 words)

  
 LCP-UM Laboratory for Crustal Petrology
Research in the Laboratory for Crustal Petrology is concerned with understanding the origin and evolution of the earth's crust, which includes crust-mantle interactions and processes of recycling within the crust.
In order to understand crustal recycling, faculty and students are investigating the pressure-temperature-time-deformation evolution of metamorphic belts, and the generation, segregation, transfer and emplacement of granite within the earth's crust.
This work involves integration between field studies, petrology and geochemistry, utilizing additional facilities in the Isotope Geochemistry Laboratories within the Department of Geology and the Electron Microprobe Analyzer within the Center for Microanalysis.
www.geol.umd.edu /pages/faculty/BROWN/lcp.html   (720 words)

  
 Petrology Home
Activities and Examples of educational resources used in ingneous and metamorphic petrology classes, including classroom activites, lab exercises, problem sets and more.
During the summer of 2003, participants from around the country met in southwest Montana for a week of workshops and field trips to explore new methods of teaching igneous and metamorphic petrology in the context of modern advances in understanding the Earth system, analytical and field methods, and information technologies.
A NAGT workshop on Teaching Petrology in the 21st Century was held in July 2003 at and around Montana State University.
serc.carleton.edu /NAGTWorkshops/petrology/index.html   (523 words)

  
 Petrology and Geochemistry nsf06543
The Petrology and Geochemistry program supports basic research on the history of formation and evolution of the chemical composition of solid materials in the Earth’s crust, mantle, and core.
Proposals in solid earth petrology and high-T geochemistry that focus on research across the ocean-continent waterline may be considered jointly with the Marine Geology and Geophysics program (in the Division of Ocean Sciences).
The Petrology and Geochemistry Program is committed to supporting the most meritorious research in any relevant area, including interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research, as well as research involving international collaboration.
www.nsf.gov /pubs/2006/nsf06543/nsf06543.htm   (4456 words)

  
 Coal Petrology, Links for Mineralogists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Their aim is to encourage and promote the practice, research and development of coal science in Canada and abroad through the practice of coal petrography and geochemistry.
The Society for Organic Petrology (TSOP; pronounced "Tee'-sop") was established to consolidate and foster the organizational activities of scientists and engineers involved with coal petrology, kerogen petrology, organic geochemistry and related disciplines.
TSOP was established to consolidate and foster the organizational activities of scientists and engineers involved with coal petrology, kerogen petrology, organic geochemistry and related disciplines.
www.uni-wuerzburg.de /mineralogie/links/petrology/coal.html   (901 words)

  
 PETROLOGY
Petrology (Petrologiya) is a journal of magmatic, metamorphic, and experimental petrology, mineralogy, and geochemistry.
By giving special consideration to studies on the petrography of different regions of the former Soviet Union, Petrology provides readers with a unique opportunity to refine their understanding of the geology of the vast territory of the Eurasian continent.
Petrology is abstracted and/or indexed in Current Contents (Physical, Chemical, and Earth Sciences), Research Alert, SciSearch, World Translations Index.
library.iem.ac.ru /petrology/petreng.htm   (366 words)

  
 Petrology, Links for Mineralogists
IGPET provides tools for teaching and research in igneous petrology, allowing users to develop their own data files and to use graphics routines to discover and interpret patterns of geochemical variation.
Barbara Nash, University of Utah (Teaching Petrology in the 21st Century): Properties of rhyolite magma.
The purpose of the exercise is to acquaint igneous petrology students with properties of silicic magmas, and to emphasize the effect of water content on viscosity of silicic magmas.
www.uni-wuerzburg.de /mineralogie/links/petrology/petrology.html   (2969 words)

  
 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology at the University of Calgary
Petrologic studies at the University of Calgary are based on careful field observations, petrography, and the application of mathematics, physics, and chemistry to understanding the dynamics of chemical and physical processes in the earth's crust and upper mantle.
Geochemistry and petrology of metamorphic rocks, electron microprobe analysis, application of physical chemistry to petrology.
Igneous petrology, application of physics and thermodynamics to petrology, mineralogy and crystallography.
www.geo.ucalgary.ca /tmg/petrology.html   (341 words)

  
 Laboratory for Crustal Petrology
Research in the Laboratory for Crustal Petrology is concerned with the origin and evolution of the earth’s crust, including crust-mantle interactions, processes of mass transfer within the crust and intracrustal differentiation during orogenesis.
To understand crustal evolution, faculty and students investigate the pressure-temperature-time-deformation (P-T-t-d) history of metamorphic belts through detailed study of metamorphic rocks and interpretation of microstructures, phase petrology and geochemistry; we investigate the role of fluids and the generation, segregation, transfer and emplacement of granite within orogens.
Currently, we have a particular interest in granulite facies metamorphism, particularly high-pressure granulite and ultrahigh-temperature metamorphism, and the relationship between metamorphism, mass transfer and mineralization in the Platreef of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa.
www.geol.umd.edu /pages/faculty/BROWN/LCP/lcp.htm   (1030 words)

  
 DJW's Metamorphic Petrology Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Volcanoes capture the public imagination, but other areas of petrology are under-represented on the Web, and resource indexes rarely give petrology its own section.
Igneous petrology and mineral spectroscopy, mainly, but good accounts of current research (Ed Stolper, Peter Wyllie, and George Rossman).
Year 3 Petrology and Petrography course, notes and thin section mineral atlas by Greg Finn.
www.earth.ox.ac.uk /~davewa/metpet.html   (1519 words)

  
 NDSU Geosciences Petrology 422/622 - Syllabus
Supplemental (not required): "Igneous Petrology" by A. McBirney, 2nd ed.; "An Introduction to Metamorphic Petrology" by B. Yardley; also texts by Wilson (1989); Philpotts; Klein.
We will investigate how the Earth's rocks were formed, their geochemical and mineralogical characteristics, and how to interpret them.
To understand the basis of and the use of phase diagrams in petrology.
www.ndsu.nodak.edu /instruct/sainieid/pet/petrology-syllabus2004.html   (244 words)

  
 definition of petrology (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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