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 ...

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 ...

Petrology is the study of the macroscopic and microscopic mineralogical and chemical composition of rocks. In addition to assessing sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks that are accessible ...

The Carbonate Petrology and Characterization Laboratory (CPCL) a part of the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences at Western Michigan University. The CPCL is a collaborative research ...

Past work by members of the Petrology Group indicates that carbonate reduces the solidus of the subducted oceanic crust, promoting the formation of carbonatitic melts in the transition zone (Andrew R ...

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 ...