This 16-slide PowerPoint presentation discusses the characteristics of granitoid rocks including geographic occurrence, rare earth elements, enclave characteristics, pressure-temperature conditions, the influence of water, and tectonic setting. This resource is part of the Teaching Petrology collection. http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/petrology03/index.html
Part of the Cutting Edge collection. The NAGT/DLESE On the Cutting Edge project helps geoscience faculty stay up-to-date with both geoscience research and teaching methods.
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Elements, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Volcanology, Geochemistry, Igneous Processes, Igneous Associations and Tectonic Settings, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics Resource Type: Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Course Information:Course Site:Course Notes, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional Classes of Earth Materials: Plutonic Rocks, Volcanic Rocks Course Type: Upper Level:Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology Solid Earth Processes: Volcanism, Plutonism Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Mineralogy, Petrology, Geochemistry, Teach the Earth:Teaching Topics:Plate Tectonics Tectonic Setting: Mid-Ocean Ridge, Continental Rift, Oceanic Island, Island Arc, Continental Arc, Continental Collision MarginKeywords: m-type, i-type, s-type, a-type
