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Front Matter
1. Cover
2. Contents
3. Collected Figure Lists
4. Website Tour Links
5. Everyone Read This
6. Students Read This
7. Teachers Read This
8. Feedback Please
9. Acknowledgements
Introductory Topics
0. Introductory Topics List
1. Why Study Petrology?
2. Composition Axes
3.Ternary Diagrams
Igneous Rocks: Topics
0. Igneous Topics List
1. Naming Igneous Rocks
2. Where-Why Igneous Rocks?
3. Binary Saturation Diagrams
4. Binary Eutectic Diagrams
5. Binary Solid Solution Diagrams
6. Ternary Eutectic Diagrams
7. More on Ternary Diagrams
8. Fractional Crystallization
9. Trace Elements
10. Norm Calculations
11. Igneous Topics Readings
Igneous Phase Diagrams
1. Unary Diagram List
2. Binary TX Diagram List
3. Ternary Diagram List
Igneous Rocks: Tools
0. Igneous Tools List
1. Periodic Tables
2. Variation Diagrams
3. Ternary Composition Diagrams
4. Special Diagrams (REE, Spider)
5. Fractionation Models
6. Norm Calculations
7. Sample Maps
8. File Assistance
9. Miscellaneous Tools
Igneous Rocks: Activities
0. Igneous Activities List
1. MORB Petrography
2. MORB Geochemistry
Metamorphic Rocks: Topics
0. Metamorphic Topics List
1. Naming Metamorphic Rocks
2. Where-Why Met Rocks?
3. Mineral Changes
4. Equilibrium Assemblages
5. Chemical Reactions
6. Conditions of Metamorphism
7. Metamorphic Rocks Info
8. Metamorphic Readings
Metamorphic Phase Diagrams
0. Metamorphic Diagrams List
1. Facies Grid w/ACF
2. Al2SiO5 Stability Diagram
3. Petrogenitc Grid Pelites
4. Pelite Grid w/MADs
5. AFM Reactions up close
6. Mg2SiO4-SiO2 Diagram
7. Mg2SiO4-SiO2-Al2O3
8. TXCO2 Diagram
Metamorphic Rocks: Tools
0. Metamorphic Tools List
1. Periodic Tables
2. Assemblage Diag Plotting
3. Thermobarometers
4. Kinetic Modeling
Metamorphic Rocks: Activities
0. Metamorphic Activities List
1. Contact Met Serpentinite
2. Dutchess Co. Metamorph.
Advanced Petrology: Topics
0. Detailed List of Topics
1. Gibbs Energy
2. Kinetics
3. Reactions
4. Adv Petrology Readings
Rock Library
1.Overview and Contents
2. Plutonic Rocks in Library
3. Volcanic Rocks in Library
4. Metamor. Rocks in Library
5.Moon Rocks in Library
6. Mapped Igneous Rocks
7. Mapped Metam. Rocks
8. IUGS Plut. Name Charts
9. IUGS Volc. Name Charts
10.TAS for Plutonic Rocks
11. TAS for Volcanic Rocks
12. IUGS Ign. Rock Naming
13. IUGS Met.. Rock Naming
14. Igneous Rock Features
15. Metam. Rock Features
Web Resources
1. Mineral Names and Info
2. Mineral Data Collections
3. Petrography Resources
4. Rock Chemistry Data
5. Thermodynamic Data
6. Geologic Time Information
7. Plate Tectonics Resources
8. Volcano Videos
Back Pages
1. Glossary
2. References Cited
3. Licence Information
General Petrology Topics
Why Study Petrology?
The Question
Motivation
Expert Opinions
Chemical Composition Axes
Overview
Chemical Components
Composition Axes
Summary and Questions
Plotting Questions
Ternary Plotting
Introduction
Three Component Axes
Ternary Diagram Plotting
Ternary PlottingSummary
Ternary Plotting Aids
Gibbs Energy
Overview
Al-silicates Gibbs Energy Diagram
Al-silicates G-T Diagram
Ternary G-X Diagram
Ab=Jd+Qz Gibbs Energy Diagram
Fo-Qz Gibbs Energy Diagram
Di-An Gibbs Energy Diagram
Fo-Fa Gibbs Energy Diagram
Kinetics
Introduction
Nucleation
Nucleation: Surface Energy
Nucleation: Critical Radius
Heterogeneous Nucleation
Bubble Nucleation
Temperature
Kinetic Theory of Gases
Arrhenius Equation
Chemical Diffusion
Quantifying Diffusion
Diffusion Chronometry
Summary
Readling List
MSA Sources
