Mineralogy and Petrology

  1. Petrogenesis and Plate Tectonics
    1. Igneous Activity at Tectonic Settings
      1. Divergent Boundaries
        1. Mid-Ocean Ridges
          1. Basaltic Magmatism
            1. MORB Composition
              1. Mantle Melting
                1. Spreading Rate Effects
                2. Ophiolite Sequences
                  1. Hydrothermal Systems
                  2. Continental Rifts
                    1. Bimodal Volcanism
                      1. Rift Valley Formation
                        1. Flood Basalt Provinces
                      2. Convergent Boundaries
                        1. Subduction Zones
                          1. Volcanic Arcs
                            1. Island Arcs
                              1. Continental Arcs
                              2. Andesitic Magmatism
                                1. Calc-alkaline Series
                                  1. Explosive Volcanism
                                  2. Plutonic Complexes
                                    1. Batholiths
                                      1. Compositional Zonation
                                    2. Continental Collisions
                                      1. Granitic Magmatism
                                        1. S-type Granites
                                          1. Crustal Melting
                                          2. Metamorphic Core Complexes
                                            1. Leucogranites
                                          3. Transform Boundaries
                                            1. Limited Igneous Activity
                                              1. Serpentinization
                                              2. Intraplate Volcanism
                                                1. Oceanic Hotspots
                                                  1. Hawaiian-type Volcanism
                                                    1. Mantle Plumes
                                                      1. Age Progression
                                                      2. Continental Hotspots
                                                        1. Yellowstone-type Systems
                                                          1. Large Igneous Provinces
                                                            1. Flood Basalts
                                                        2. Sedimentary Basins and Tectonics
                                                          1. Types of Sedimentary Basins
                                                            1. Rift Basins
                                                              1. Extensional Tectonics
                                                                1. Half-graben Structures
                                                                  1. Syn-rift Sedimentation
                                                                  2. Foreland Basins
                                                                    1. Compressional Settings
                                                                      1. Orogenic Loading
                                                                        1. Flysch and Molasse
                                                                        2. Intracratonic Basins
                                                                          1. Stable Continental Interior
                                                                            1. Thermal Subsidence
                                                                              1. Platform Sequences
                                                                              2. Strike-slip Basins
                                                                                1. Pull-apart Basins
                                                                                  1. Transpressional Basins
                                                                                2. Basin Formation Mechanisms
                                                                                  1. Thermal Subsidence
                                                                                    1. Flexural Loading
                                                                                      1. Dynamic Topography
                                                                                        1. Eustatic Sea Level Changes
                                                                                        2. Tectonic Controls on Sedimentation
                                                                                          1. Provenance Relationships
                                                                                            1. Accommodation Space
                                                                                              1. Sediment Supply
                                                                                                1. Climate Interactions
                                                                                              2. Metamorphism and Tectonic Settings
                                                                                                1. Subduction Zone Metamorphism
                                                                                                  1. High Pressure, Low Temperature
                                                                                                    1. Blueschist Facies
                                                                                                      1. Glaucophane Schists
                                                                                                        1. Lawsonite-bearing Rocks
                                                                                                        2. Eclogite Facies
                                                                                                          1. Ultra-high Pressure
                                                                                                            1. Coesite and Diamond
                                                                                                            2. Exhumation Mechanisms
                                                                                                              1. Channel Flow
                                                                                                                1. Diapirism
                                                                                                                  1. Tectonic Unroofing
                                                                                                                2. Continental Collision Metamorphism
                                                                                                                  1. Regional Metamorphism
                                                                                                                    1. Barrovian Facies Series
                                                                                                                      1. Medium Pressure Conditions
                                                                                                                        1. Progressive Metamorphism
                                                                                                                        2. Migmatite Formation
                                                                                                                          1. Partial Melting
                                                                                                                            1. Leucosome Development
                                                                                                                            2. Metamorphic Core Complexes
                                                                                                                              1. Extensional Collapse
                                                                                                                                1. High-grade Rocks
                                                                                                                              2. Contact Metamorphism
                                                                                                                                1. Hornfels Development
                                                                                                                                  1. Skarn Formation
                                                                                                                                    1. Calc-silicate Rocks
                                                                                                                                      1. Metasomatic Processes
                                                                                                                                      2. Thermal Models
                                                                                                                                        1. Heat Conduction
                                                                                                                                          1. Cooling Histories
                                                                                                                                        2. Ocean Floor Metamorphism
                                                                                                                                          1. Hydrothermal Alteration
                                                                                                                                            1. Seafloor Weathering
                                                                                                                                              1. Serpentinization
                                                                                                                                                1. Metamorphic Gradients

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