Educational Resources for Teaching Petrology

This collection of internet resources is intended to help faculty in teaching or designing petrology courses. Many of the resources are lecture notes or PowerPoint presentations that are illustrated with useful diagrams, graphs and figures. There are also course syllabi, petrology projects, and on-line galleries of photomicrographs.
Suggest a URL of an internet resource for this collection. These links may not necessarily have instructional activities associated with them, but they could support teaching of igneous and metamorphic petrology. Examples may include links to government agencies, professional societies, institutions, and include images, maps, databases, tools and reports.
Subject: Geoscience
Subject: Geology
- 1 match General/Other
- Environmental Geology 2 matches
- Geochemistry 74 matches
- Geomorphology 9 matches
- Geophysics 23 matches
- Historical Geology 2 matches
- Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology 197 matches
- Mineralogy 71 matches
- Sedimentary Geology 24 matches
- Structural Geology 52 matches
- Tectonics 44 matches
Subject: Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
- 55 matches General/Other
- Geochemistry 40 matches
- Igneous Associations and Tectonic Settings 32 matches
- Igneous Processes 53 matches
- Igneous Rocks 31 matches
- Metamorphic Processes 27 matches
- Metamorphic Rocks 14 matches
- Metamorphic Rock Suites and Facies 12 matches
- PTt Relationships 9 matches
- Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria 19 matches
- Volcanology 71 matches
Geologic Setting
Tectonic Setting
Solid Earth Processes
Classes of Earth Materials
- Clays 1 match
- Deformed Rocks 3 matches Tectonites
- Extraterrestrial Materials 2 matches Meteorites, Interplanetary Dust
- Fluids 5 matches Natural Waters, Brines, Alteration Fluids
- Hydrothermal Rocks 1 match
- Metamorphic Rocks 15 matches
- Ore Deposits 1 match
- Plutonic Rocks 16 matches
- Sedimentary Rocks 1 match Clastic, Chemical, Biogenic
- Volcanic Rocks 21 matches
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Thin Section Scans part of SERC Web Resource Collection
An online library of high resolution, full color scans of over 200 "exotic" igneous, metamorphic and metasomatic rocks in thin section, displayed under both natural ...
Shear zones and crustal blocks of southern India part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This volume is a collection of papers on the shearing and petrological evolution of southern India. It can be used to introduce students to the granulite/upper amphibolite facies rocks. Proceedings ...
Virtual Microscope for Earth Sciences part of SERC Web Resource Collection
The Virtual Microscope was developed for undergraduate teaching of petrology and geoscience at the Open University in the United Kingdom, allowing students to explore rock hand specimens and thin ...
Geology photo search page part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This page contains a search engine to locate specific photos by keyword. All photos are freely downloadable and are at resolutions sufficient for power point.
Earth Science World ImageBank part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This collection of over 1000 geoscience images is made available to the geoscience community and general public for the purposes of enhancing Earth education, and serving the community of science ...
X-Ray Crystallography part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This resource from Dr. Terry Frey at San Diego State University is an abbreviated introduction to crystallography and x-ray diffraction. Topics include an overview, crystal growth, crystal classes ...
Mantle Plumes part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site provides a broad suite of information and resources about "hot spots" and the current debate as to their existence. The site features technical tutorials and publications on a ...
Volcanic Emissions and Global Cooling part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site provides information about the effects of carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide volcanic emissions on global climate. Helpful diagrams depict the chemical processes involved in atmospheric ...
International Volcanic Health Hazard Network part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This international organization collects and disseminates geologic and medical data to evaluate and predict volcanic health hazards. The site provides an index of members working in the fields of ...
EarthScope part of SERC Web Resource Collection
EarthScope applies modern observational, analytical, and telecommunications technologies to investigate the structure and evolution of the North American continent and the physical processes ...