Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

  1. Igneous Structures and Emplacement Features
    1. Intrusive Bodies
      1. Concordant Intrusions
        1. Sills
          1. Formation Mechanisms
            1. Thickness Variations
            2. Laccoliths
              1. Formation Conditions
                1. Structural Features
                2. Lopoliths
                  1. Characteristics
                    1. Formation Models
                  2. Discordant Intrusions
                    1. Dikes
                      1. Single Dikes
                        1. Dike Swarms
                          1. Ring Dikes
                            1. Cone Sheets
                            2. Stocks
                              1. Size Criteria
                                1. Emplacement Mechanisms
                                2. Batholiths
                                  1. Size and Scale
                                    1. Composite Nature
                                      1. Emplacement Models
                                      2. Plutons
                                        1. Classification
                                          1. Internal Structure
                                      3. Extrusive Features
                                        1. Lava Flows
                                          1. Pahoehoe Flows
                                            1. Aa Flows
                                              1. Block Flows
                                                1. Pillow Lavas
                                                2. Pyroclastic Deposits
                                                  1. Pyroclastic Falls
                                                    1. Pyroclastic Flows
                                                      1. Pyroclastic Surges
                                                        1. Lahar Deposits
                                                        2. Volcanic Edifices
                                                          1. Shield Volcanoes
                                                            1. Stratovolcanoes
                                                              1. Cinder Cones
                                                                1. Volcanic Domes
                                                                2. Volcanic Structures
                                                                  1. Lava Tubes
                                                                    1. Columnar Jointing
                                                                      1. Volcanic Necks
                                                                        1. Calderas
                                                                      2. Contact Relationships
                                                                        1. Intrusive Contacts
                                                                          1. Sharp Contacts
                                                                            1. Gradational Contacts
                                                                              1. Chilled Margins
                                                                              2. Contact Metamorphism
                                                                                1. Aureole Development
                                                                                  1. Thermal Effects
                                                                                  2. Xenoliths and Inclusions
                                                                                    1. Country Rock Xenoliths
                                                                                      1. Cognate Inclusions
                                                                                        1. Restite

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                                                                                    3. Igneous Textures and Structures

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                                                                                    5. Classification of Igneous Rocks