Petrology

About this programme

A mafic dike intrudes metasedimentary rocks on the Isle of Mull (Scotland). The dike was later metasomatised by fluids generating garnet porphyroblasts rich in iron and aluminum, and low in calcium. We study how magma forms, how magma composition is influenced by plate tectonic setting, and what happens as magma travels through the crust and is emplaced within it. We assess compositional changes and chemical reactions associated with metamorphism and how these are used to constrain pressure and temperature associated with different plate tectonic settings. *If the PDF file is not accessible for you to read, kindly contact studies@geo.su.se Course evaluations allow the possibility to affect and take responsibility for your own learning and gives important information for our work with pedagogical development. It's important that all students complete the course evaluations after each course, it gives the Department the opportunity to improve the courses' quality. The course evaluation is composed of a number of questions and specific questions for each course. If you, as a student, want to contribute with more course specific questions you may send them to studies@geo.su.se . If you haven't received the course evaluation for your finished course, or if you have other questions regarding course evaluations at IGV please contact studies@geo.su.se . Course evaluation = student's review of the course Course report = course leader's reflections about the review *If the PDF files are not accessible for you to read, kindly contact studies@geo.su.se