This PowerPoint presentation is part of the Whitman College petrology course. The presentation explains how igneous textures form and provides many pictures of igneous textures in microscope view. 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:Mineralogy:Optical Mineralogy, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Volcanology, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry, Mineralogy Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Course Information:Course Site:Course Notes Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16) Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Mineralogy, Petrology, Geochemistry
