Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

  1. Igneous Petrology Fundamentals
    1. Nature of Magma
      1. Definition and Components
        1. Melt Phase
          1. Crystal Phase
            1. Volatile Phase
            2. Physical Properties of Magma
              1. Viscosity
                1. Temperature Effects
                  1. Compositional Effects
                    1. Volatile Effects
                      1. Measurement Methods
                      2. Density
                        1. Compositional Controls
                          1. Temperature Effects
                            1. Pressure Effects
                            2. Temperature
                              1. Temperature Ranges
                                1. Measurement Techniques
                                  1. Effects on Crystallization
                                  2. Compressibility
                                    1. Surface Tension
                                    2. Chemical Composition of Magma
                                      1. Major Elements
                                        1. Silica Content
                                          1. Alkali Elements
                                            1. Alkaline Earth Elements
                                              1. Iron and Magnesium
                                              2. Minor Elements
                                                1. Trace Elements
                                                  1. Compatible Elements
                                                    1. Incompatible Elements
                                                    2. Volatile Components
                                                      1. Water
                                                        1. Carbon Dioxide
                                                          1. Sulfur Species
                                                            1. Halogens
                                                        2. Magma Generation
                                                          1. Mechanisms of Melting
                                                            1. Decompression Melting
                                                              1. Adiabatic Decompression
                                                                1. Mid-ocean Ridge Settings
                                                                  1. Mantle Plume Settings
                                                                  2. Flux Melting
                                                                    1. Water Addition
                                                                      1. Other Volatile Addition
                                                                        1. Subduction Zone Settings
                                                                        2. Heat Transfer Melting
                                                                          1. Conductive Heating
                                                                            1. Magma Intrusion
                                                                              1. Crustal Anatexis
                                                                            2. Sources of Magma
                                                                              1. Mantle Sources
                                                                                1. Peridotite Composition
                                                                                  1. Lherzolite
                                                                                    1. Harzburgite
                                                                                      1. Dunite
                                                                                      2. Crustal Sources
                                                                                        1. Lower Crustal Melting
                                                                                          1. Upper Crustal Melting
                                                                                          2. Subducted Material
                                                                                            1. Oceanic Crust
                                                                                              1. Sediments
                                                                                                1. Altered Oceanic Lithosphere
                                                                                              2. Partial Melting Processes
                                                                                                1. Degree of Partial Melting
                                                                                                  1. Melt Fraction
                                                                                                    1. Residual Mineralogy
                                                                                                      1. Melt Extraction Mechanisms
                                                                                                        1. Melt Segregation
                                                                                                      2. Magma Ascent and Emplacement
                                                                                                        1. Driving Forces for Ascent
                                                                                                          1. Buoyancy
                                                                                                            1. Overpressure
                                                                                                              1. Tectonic Forces
                                                                                                              2. Ascent Mechanisms
                                                                                                                1. Diapirism
                                                                                                                  1. Dyking
                                                                                                                    1. Stoping
                                                                                                                    2. Emplacement Processes
                                                                                                                      1. Intrusive Emplacement
                                                                                                                        1. Extrusive Emplacement
                                                                                                                        2. Magma Chamber Processes
                                                                                                                          1. Chamber Formation
                                                                                                                            1. Magma Storage
                                                                                                                              1. Chamber Evolution

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