Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

  1. Classification of Igneous Rocks
    1. Chemical Classification Systems
      1. Silica Saturation
        1. Oversaturated Rocks
          1. Quartz-bearing Assemblages
          2. Saturated Rocks
            1. Quartz-absent Assemblages
            2. Undersaturated Rocks
              1. Feldspathoid-bearing Assemblages
            3. Alumina Saturation
              1. Peraluminous Rocks
                1. Characteristics
                  1. Mineral Assemblages
                  2. Metaluminous Rocks
                    1. Characteristics
                      1. Mineral Assemblages
                      2. Peralkaline Rocks
                        1. Characteristics
                          1. Mineral Assemblages
                        2. Alkali Content Classifications
                          1. Subalkaline Series
                            1. Tholeiitic Series
                              1. Calc-alkaline Series
                              2. Alkaline Series
                                1. Mildly Alkaline
                                  1. Strongly Alkaline
                              3. Mineralogical Classification
                                1. QAPF Classification System
                                  1. Quartzolite
                                    1. Granite
                                      1. Granodiorite
                                        1. Tonalite
                                          1. Syenite
                                            1. Monzonite
                                              1. Diorite
                                                1. Gabbro
                                                  1. Anorthosite
                                                    1. Foid-bearing Syenite
                                                      1. Foid-bearing Monzonite
                                                        1. Foid-bearing Diorite
                                                          1. Foid-bearing Gabbro
                                                            1. Foidolite
                                                            2. Color Index Classification
                                                              1. Felsic Rocks
                                                                1. Characteristics
                                                                  1. Common Minerals
                                                                  2. Intermediate Rocks
                                                                    1. Characteristics
                                                                      1. Common Minerals
                                                                      2. Mafic Rocks
                                                                        1. Characteristics
                                                                          1. Common Minerals
                                                                          2. Ultramafic Rocks
                                                                            1. Characteristics
                                                                              1. Common Minerals
                                                                          3. Textural Classification
                                                                            1. Plutonic Rock Names
                                                                              1. Volcanic Rock Names
                                                                                1. Volcaniclastic Rock Names
                                                                                  1. Special Textural Terms
                                                                                  2. Modern Classification Schemes
                                                                                    1. IUGS Recommendations
                                                                                      1. TAS Diagram Applications
                                                                                        1. Construction and Use
                                                                                          1. Limitations
                                                                                          2. Other Chemical Diagrams
                                                                                            1. AFM Diagrams
                                                                                              1. Harker Diagrams

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                                                                                          6. Magmatic Differentiation and Evolution