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Advanced Igneous Petrology

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States12.490
Free, no sign-up neededFall 2005English
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Advanced Igneous Petrology covers the history of and recent developments in the study of igneous rocks. Students review the chemistry and structure of igneous rock-forming minerals and proceed to study how these minerals occur and interact in igneous rocks. The course focuses on igneous processes and how we have learned about them through studying a number of significant sites worldwide.

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