Overview of Igneous Rocks:

Details

 

1. Melting the mantle

            - decompression

            - heating

            - adding H2O

 

2. Composition of the mantle

            - seismic evidence

            - direct samples (ophiolites and xenoliths)

 

3. Introduction to peridotites

 

4. Where to look for diamonds

 

5. Basaltic melts: Crystallization paths

            - discontinuous

            - continuous

 

6. BowenÕs reaction series

 

7. Structure of silicate melts

 

8. Nomenclature of igneous rocks

            - chemical composition

            - mineralogy

            - textures

 

9. Importance of volatiles

            - volatiles in storage reservoirs

            - volatiles and eruptions