Continuation of orthoscopic observation of optical properties of minerals. Conoscopic observation of optical properties of minerals. Key phase diagrams for mafic-ultramafic systems. Key phase diagrams for intermediate systems. Silicic igneous rocks and magma genesis in continental interiors.
Key phase diagrams for silicic systems.
Introduction to metamorphism. Agents of metamorphism. Nomenclature, protoliths and metamorphic minerals.