GEOLOGY - PETROLOGY

By Professor (Dr.) Harel Thomas | Professor, Department of Applied Geology, Doctor Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar (M.P.) 470003

Learners enrolled: 964

This course is a basic to advance introduction for the undergraduate students pursuing B.Sc. Geology / Engineering Graduate for Civil and Mining. The term petrology comes from the ancient Greek word Petra “rock” and Logos “explanation” that means the study of rocks and their processes of origin. This course deals with the naturally occurring rocks in field as well as laboratory analysis data that provide sufficient information how they occur in the nature. It gives idea of modern petrological theories which are widely accepted for their origin. The course definitely provides better understanding to students for the processes and principles involved during the origin and evolution of the rocks

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Core
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	16 weeks
Category :	Metallurgy and Material science & Mining Engineering
Credit Points :	4
Level :	Undergraduate
Start Date :	15 Jul 2019
End Date :	27 Oct 2019
Exam Date :

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Course layout

Week -1
W1D1 - Geology & its Perspective, W1D2 - Carrier in Geology, W1D3 - Rock Cycle, W1D4 - Structure and classification of the silicate minerals.

Week - 2
W2D1 - Internal structure & chemical composition of various layers of the Earth, W2D2 - Interior of earth, W2D3 - Formation of crust and mantle, W2D4 -Formation of core - 01, WW2D5- Formation of core - 02,
Week - 3
W3D1 - Magma: definition, composition, types and origin; W3D2 - Forms of igneous rocks, W3D3 - Texture of igneous rocks - 01, W3D4 - Texture of Igneous rocks - 02, W3D5 -Texture of Igneous rocks - 03

Week - 4
w4D1 - Structure igneous rocks, W4D2- Bowen Reaction Series and Reaction Principle, W4D3 - Crystallization of unicomponent and bicomponent (mix-crystals)
Week -5

W5D1 - Igneous rocks, W5D2 - Intrusive igneous rocks, W5D3 -Mineralogical and chemical classification of igneous rocks
Week - 6

W6D1. Detailed petrographic description of Granite, Granodiorite, Rhyolite, Syenite, Phonolite, Diorite, Gabbro, W6D2 - Mineralogical characteristics of acid igneous rocks and alkaline rocks, W6D3 - Mineralogical Characteristics of basic igneous rocks and ultramafic rocks.
Week - 7

W7D1 - Origin of Sediments, W7D2- Processes of formation of sedimentary rocks, W7D3 - Lithification and Diagenesis, Sedimenatry rocks
Week - 8

W8D1 - Classification of sedimentary rocks, W8D2 - Classification of sedimentary rocks based on grain size, W8D3 - Texture of sedimentary rocks, Structure of sedimentary rocks, W8D4 - Petrographic details of important siliciclastic and carbonate rocks such as - conglomerate, breccia, sandstone, greywacke, shale, limestones

Week -9
W9D1 - Definition of metamorphism, W9D2 - Factors controlling metamorphism, Variables / agents and types / kinds of metamorphism – contact, regional, fault zone metamorphism, impact metamorphism, W9D3 - Types of metamorphism and classification based on metamorphic agent,
Week -10
W10D1 - Metamorphic facies and metamorphic grade,Index minerals, chemographic projection, graphical representation of metamorphic minerals assemblages; ACF, AKF and AFM etc, W10D3 Metamorphic zones, isogrades and reaction isograde,
Week - 11
W11D1 -Concept of classification of metamorphic facies, facies-series and grade, W11D2 -Structure and texture of metamorphic rocks.

Week -12
W12D1 - Description of facies; facies of low pressure: Albite epidote facies, W12D2 - Hornblende hornfels facies, W12D3 - Pyroxene hornfels facies, W12D4 - Sanidinite Facies.
Week -13

W13D1- Description of facies; facies of medium to high pressure Zeolite facies, W13D2 - Green Schist Facies, W13D3 - Amphibolite facies, W13D4 - Ganulite Facies.
Week - 14

W14D1 - Description of facies; facies of very high pressure. Blue schist , W14D2- Eclogite facies, W14D3 - Regional metamorphism of pelitic rocks - 1, W14D4 - Regional metamorphism of pelitic rocks - 2.
Week - 15

W15D1 Basic and Ultrabasic rocks, W15D2 - Thermal metamorphism of pelitic rocks, W15D3 - Thermal metamorphism of calcareous rocks , W15D4 -Different types of Metamorphic reactions.
Week - 16

W16D1 - Petrographic details of some important metamorphic rocks such as - slate, phyllite, schists, gneiss, quartzite, marble, charnockite, Leptynite etc, W16D2 - Migmatites, W16D3 - Metasomatism & Differentiation.

Books and references

1) Blatt, H. and Tracy, R.J. (1996): Petrology (Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic), W.H. Freeman and Co., NewYork.

2) Bucher, K. and Martin, F. (2002): Petrogenesis of Metamorphic Rocks (7th Rev. Ed.), Springer–Verlag,.Eskola P. 1920. The mineral facies of rocks. Norsk. Geol. Tidsskr., 6, 143-194.

3) Eskola P. 1920. The mineral facies of rocks. Norsk. Geol. Tidsskr., 6, 143-194.

4) Frank S. Spear (1993) Metamorphic phase equilibria and pressure-temperature-time paths. Mineralogical Society of America. ISBN 0-939950-34-0.

5) Kerr, P.F. (1959): Optical Mineralogy, McGraw Hill Book Company Inc., New York.

6) Miyashiro, A. (1994) Metamorphic Petrology. Oxford University Press Oxford.

7) Philpotts, A.R. (1994): Principles of Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Prentice Hall.

8) Powell, R. (1978): Equilibrium thermodynamics in Petrology: An Introduction, Harper and Row Publ., London.

9) Rastogy, R.P. and Mishra, R.R. (1993): An Introduction to Chemical Thermodynamics, Vikash Publishing House.

10) Spear, F. S. (1993): Mineralogical Phase Equilibria and pressure – temperature – time Paths, Mineralogical Society of America.

11) Spry, A. (1976): Metamorphic Textures, Pergamon Press.

12) Winter J. D., 2001. An introduction to Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology. Prentice-Hall Inc., 695 pages. ISBN 0-13-240342-0.

13) Yardley, B.W.D. (1989). An introduction to metamorphic petrology. Longman.Essex.

14) Maurice E. Tucker, The field description of sedimentary rocks Open University Press, 1982 – Nature

15) M. E. Tucker, Sedimentary Petrology: An Introduction to the Origin of Sedimentary Rocks Publisher: Wiley- Blackwell; 3 edition (June 29, 2001)

16) Sam Boggs, Jr., University of Oregon Petrology of Sedimentary Rocks, 2nd Edition Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo, Delhi.

Instructor bio

Dr. Harel Thomas is Professor in the Department of Applied Geology, Doctor Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya; Sagar Madhya Pradesh. He obtained his B.Sc.(Hons), M.Sc. in Geology and Ph.D. from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U. P. India. His Ph.D. work involved in documenting the evolution of the Granulite (Metamorphic rocks) in terms of Pressure, Temperature, and Tectonic Evolution. He has made significant contributions on the granulite of Rajasthan. He had to his credit the Research Associateship and the Young Scientist Project Awards of the Council of Scientific and Industrail Research [CSIR] and Department of Science and Technology [DST] New Delhi. He has developed several softwares in diverse field of Earth Science including calculation of Pressure - Temperature and activity of metamorphic minerals. The software’s are using in different universities and research labs. He has published more than fifty research papers in National and International journals. He joined the Department of Applied Geology, Sagar Vishwavidyalaya in year 1998 as an Assistant Professor and he also served as a Reader in the Department of Geology, Mizoram Central University, Aizawl in year 2004.

He has been instrumental in the publication of one volume on Metamorphism and Crustal Evolution in year 2005, which contain a wealth of scientific data. He has developed nearly 30 E-content on Petrology (Metamorphic & Igneous) and Mineralogy through EMMRC, Sagar which are already available on CEC-UGC-MHRD, New Delhi web site. He also recorded more than 40 footages on metamorphic and igneous petrology which are continuously telecast on SWAYAMPRABHA National Channels. He has supervised many students for Doctorate Degrees. All are well established in different organization such as NIT, Central University, and Officers in GSI. He is a regular visiting Professor in the Central Department of Geology, Tribhuvan University; Kathmandu Nepal Since 2012.

He is also engaged in Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on petrology. The course had successfully completed third cycles (Nov. 2016, July, 2017 and July, 2018) with rating of 4.9 out of 5. He had also successfully completed first cycle (July, 2018) MOOC on Metamorphic Petrology for undergraduate students.

Since January 2019, he is engagged in running the two MOOCs one on Metamorphic Petrology & Thermodynamics for post graduate students and another on Crystallographic & Mineralogy course for undergraduate students.

He has received Life Time Achievement Award-2018 for Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Applied Geology on the Occasion of International Conference on Energing Issue in Agriculture, Environmental & Applied Sciences for Sustainable Development at SHUATS, Allahabad.

Received Honour from the Education, Science & Technology Minister, Government of Nepal at Central Department of Geology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal on 11^th, Feb.2019 in recognition to his distinct contribution to Scholarship as a Visiting Professor in the Department.

He is currently teaching metamorphic petrology, igneous petrology and mineralogy in the postgraduate and undergraduate students of the Department of Applied Geology Doctor Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar. The thrust area of his research interest is the metamorphic and tectonic evolution of the high-grade gneiss and granulite.