Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni, Department of Geological Sciences
These lecture notes provide a basic introduction to internal earth processes, magma generation, and igneous rock formation. Specific topics include sources of heat, mechanisms for heat loss, the effect of water on melting, Bowen's Reaction Series and types of igneous rocks. Each section has figures to illustrate the concepts. This resource is part of the Teaching Petrology collection. http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/petrology03/index.html
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Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Volcanology, Igneous Processes Resource Type: Course Information:Course Site:Course Notes, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12) Classes of Earth Materials: Volcanic Rocks, Plutonic Rocks Course Type: Intro Level:Physical Geology Geologic Setting: Mantle, Oceanic Crust, Continental Crust Earth System Topics: Solid Earth:Volcanoes, Igneous Processes, Earth Materials:Rocks Solid Earth Processes: Plutonism, Volcanism Theme: Teach the Earth:Teaching Environments:Intro Geoscience, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Petrology
