Table of Contents Last updated Save as PDF Page ID11158 Learn about igneous and metamorphic rocks (and how to analyze them), the fun way! Students learn concepts and practice knowledge by conducting inquiries guided with examples based on videos and interactive diagrams.1: Overview1.1: What is Petrology?1.2: How is This Book Organized?1.3: Why is Petrology Useful?2: Using the Petrographic Microscope2.1: Introduction2.2: Thin Sections2.3: Light and Optics2.4: Parts of the Petrographic Microscope2.5: Common Issues Using a Petrographic Microscope2.6: Properties Under Plane Polarized Light2.7: Properties Under Cross Polarized Light2.8: Interference Figures2.9: Atlas of Minerals in Thin Section3: Instructor Guide3.1: Chapter 14: Bushveld Igneous Complex4.1: BC/Bu 3 (Critical Zone)4.2: BC/Bu 5 (Critical Zone)4.3: BC/Bu 19 (Critical Zone)4.4: BC/Bu 20 (Critical Zone)4.5: BC/Bu 18 (Basal Zone)4.6: Geologic Map and Stratigraphy4.7: BC/Bu 28 (Rashoop Granophyre)4.8: BC/Bu 7 (Upper Zone)4.9: BC/Bu 25 (Upper Zone)4.10: BC/Bu 31 (Upper Zone)4.11: BC/Bu 32 (Upper Zone)4.12: UG2 (Platinum Ore Layer)4.13: BC/Bu 10 (Merensky Reef)4.14: BC/Bu 1 (Critical Zone)5: Southwestern Virginia Case Study5.1: S6 Striped Rock Granite5.2: UM1 Soapstone and Serpentinite5.3: Unicoi 1 Mudstone5.4: Unicoi 2 Greenstone5.5: Geologic Map5.6: A1 Amphibolite5.7: A1 B2 Schist5.8: A3 Amphibolite5.9: A3 Schist5.10: A4 Mylonite 15.11: A4 Mylonite 25.12: Cranberry Gneiss (Orthogneiss)5.13: S5 Cranberry Gneiss (Paragneiss)Back MatterIndexGlossary
