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 ...

Experimental petrology can offer fundamental insights into mineral crystallization, magmatism and metamorphism, planetary geological evolution, as well as having broader applications to material ...

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 ...

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 ...

Much of my research involves the integration of tools from structural geology, petrology of all rock types, and geochronology. My current and past research includes general contributions to 1) ...

The Department of Geology and Environmental Earth Science encompasses interdisciplinary teaching and research programs in geomicrobiology, geomorphology, hydrogeology, igneous petrology, isotope ...

Id: 007905 Credits Min: 3 Credits Max: 3 Description. The origin and evolution of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Emphasis will be on physical and chemical processes, magma transport and ...

The Petrology Group laboratories house two Raman spectrometers for the identification of minerals and compounds dissolved in fluids and quenched melt (glass). The first, A Jobin-Yvon HORIBA™ T64000 ...