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| sumit | MLSU 2122 - GEOLOGY-II Syllabus : Mohanlal Sukhadia University Paper–II: PETROLOGY Time: 3 hrs MM 50 UNIT–I Introduction to Petrology. Igneous rocks: Forms, structures, textures and microstructures. Composition of magma, Classification of igneous rocks. UNIT–II Processes of differentiation, gaseous transfer within liquid; immiscibility, and assimilation. Description of the following rock forming families : granite - granodiorite, syenite, diorite, gabbro, feldspathoidal - syenite, ultrabasic and ultramafic rocks. UNIT–III Metamorphic rocks: Definitions, controls of metamorphism. Metamorphic processes and reactions. Types of metamorphism - contact, cataclastic, regional and ocean floor metamorphism. UNIT–IV Texture and structure of metamorphic rocks. Nomenclature and description of important metamorphic rocks. Metasomatism, anatexis, and migmatisation. Sedimentary rocks: Processes of formation of sediments, diagenesis. Textures of sedimentary rocks. UNIT–V Major sedimentary structures - primary, secondary and biogenetic and their significance. Classification of sedimentary rocks. Type of arenites, carbonate rocks, and argillites. |
