Researchers at Heidelberg University are studying the formation of this characteristically blue-colored crystal in volcanic ...

Petrology is the study of rocks - igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary - and the processes that form and transform them. Mineralogy is the study of the chemistry, crystal structure and physical ...

Mineralogy and Experimental Petrology Current Projects (Genevieve Robert) NSF RUI: Melt viscosities in silica-undersaturated systems Effect of fluorine on viscosity or mixed Na-K and Mg-K ...

Carbonate Petrology & Characterization Lab (CPCL) The Carbonate Petrology and Characterization Laboratory (CPCL) a part of the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences at Western Michigan ...

Part I of this study starts with a review of some common errors in petrologic calculations. The sources and accuracy of data are referred to and some rules are given for keeping track of the probable ...

Object Details Author Melson, William G. Hopson, C. A. Kienle, C. Citation Melson, William G., Hopson, C. A., and Kienle, C. 1980. "Petrology of Tephra from the 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens ...

An expected innovative outcome of the proposed project is that the results of research in the field of petrology and geochemistry are implemented in ore deposit models applicable to ore exploration.

Catalog : GEOL.3040 Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology (Formerly 89.304) Id: 007905 Credits Min: 3 Credits Max: 3 Description The origin and evolution of igneous and metamorphic rocks.

The Petrology group has its own facilities for the analysis of experimental run products including Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Raman Spectroscopy.