(EMR 304)
)304 ‫مقدمــة فى علم الصخور (ض ثر‬
Introduction to Petrology (EMR 304)
‫قسم الثروة المعدنية والصخور‬
‫مادة مقدمة فى علم الصخور (ض ثر ‪)EMR-304 304‬‬
‫شعبة ‪GA‬‬
‫موعد المحاضرات ‪ :‬السبت واإلثنين ‪11 – 10‬‬
‫أستاذ المادة‪ :‬د يحيي حسن داود حسن‬
‫غرفة‪ 234 :‬مبنى ‪55‬‬
‫تليفون‪64190 :‬‬
‫بريد إليكترونى‪yhdawood@yahoo.com :‬‬
‫الصفحة الشخصية‪http://www.kau.edu.sa/ydawood :‬‬
‫‪Lecturer: Dr Yehia H. Dawood‬‬
‫‪Room 234-Building 55‬‬
‫‪Phone: 64190‬‬
Department of Mineral Resources and Rocks
Code
‫الرمز‬
No.
‫الرقم‬
Course
No. of Credit Units
Lecture
Lab.
Training
Name
Credit
Hours
EMR
Introduction
to Petrology
304
‫ض‬
‫ثر‬
3
3
-
4
304
Pre-requisite
EMR 211 and EPS 211
An introductory course for studying Igneous, Metamorphic and
Sedimentary rocks
Aim of Course:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
To recognize the different kinds of igneous rocks forming minerals.
To identify the common types of the textures of igneous rocks.
To know the general classifications of igneous rocks
To enumerate the main types of igneous rocks.
To describe and identify the common igneous rocks from both hand
specimen and polarizing microscope.
6. To identify sedimentary rocks in the lab
7. To differentiate between the different types of the sedimentary rocks
8. To know the general classifications of sedimentary rocks.
9. To describe the common clastic and non-clastic sedimentary rocks.
10.To identify metamorphic rock, deal with it and has the ability to
recognize it among other types of rocks.
11.To identify the metamorphic rocks in the lab
12.To identify types and factors of metamorphic processes
13.To identify the common metamorphic minerals and textures
14.To know the general classifications of metamorphic rocks
15.To identify Metamorphic facies
Contents:
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Definition, physical and chemical properties of magma.
Evolution of magma and magmatic rocks.
Occurrences and forms of igneous rocks.
Mode of formation of magmatic melts and their relationship to plate
tectonics.
5- Mineralogy and textures of igneous rocks.
6- Classification of igneous rocks on the basis of modal and chemical
analyses.
7- Origin of sedimentary rocks.
8- Mineralogical composition of sedimentary rocks.
9- Classification of sedimentary rocks.
10- Petrographic properties of sedimentary rocks.
11- Rock cycle
12- Definition of metamorphism and metamorphic rocks.
13- Factors and types of metamorphic processes.
14- Mineralogy and textures of metamorphic rocks. Classification of
metamorphic rocks.
15- Metamorphic facies of both contact and regional metamorphism and the
characteristic minerals in each of them.
Expected Course Outcome: By the end of this course, the students should
1- Be able to classify the different types of magmas and recognize their
formation sites
2- Know the meaning of magmatic differentiation.
3- Be familiar with the different kinds of igneous rocks forming minerals.
4- Be able to identify the common types of the textures of igneous rocks.
5- Be acquainted with the general classifications of igneous rocks
6- Enumerate the main types of igneous rocks.
7- Be able to identify sedimentary rocks in the lab
8- Be able to differentiate between the different types of the sedimentary
rocks
9- Be acquainted with the general classifications of sedimentary rocks.
10- Be able to describe the common clastic and non-clastic sedimentary
rocks.
11- Be able to identify Metamorphism and its factors
12- Be familiar with types and classification of metamorphic rocks
13- Be able to identify textures and facies and common metamorphic
minerals
14- Be acquainted with contact metamorphism and regional metamorphism
Textbooks (To be used for the course):
1- Best, M. G. and Christiansen E. H. (2000) Igneous Petrology ,
Blackwell Science.
2- Winkler’s (1993) “Petrogenesis of metamorphic rocks: 6th
Edition”.
3- Tucker, M.E (2000) Sedimentary Petrology. Blackwell, Science
Oxford
4- Nichols, G. (1999). Sedimentology and Stratigraphy. 1st edition,
Blackwell Publishing Limited
‫ مركز النشر‬.‫ كتاب وصف الصخور النارية والمتحولة ممدوح عبدالغفور و فؤاد محمد المرزوقى‬-5
.‫جامعة الملك عبد العزيز‬-‫العلمي‬
،‫ عمر سليمان حموده‬.‫ د‬:‫ ترجمة‬.‫ لوتجنز‬/ ‫ تأليف تاربوك‬.‫ مقدمة للجيولوجيا الطبيعية‬:‫ كتاب األرض‬-6
.1989 ‫ منشورات مجمع الفاتح للجامعات‬.‫ مصطفى جمعه سالم‬.‫ د‬، ‫ البهلول على اليعقوبى‬.‫د‬
.‫ مصر‬-‫ مكتبة األنجلو‬.‫) كتاب مقدمة في الصخور المتحولة‬2005( ‫ عصام بن يحيى الفياللي‬-7
‫ جامعة الملك عبد العزيز (مركز‬.‫) الوصف الحقلى للصخور الرسوبية‬2003( ‫ محمد حسين بسيونى‬-8
.)‫النشر العلمي‬
‫ جامعة الملك سعود ( النشر العلمي‬.‫) علم الصخور الرسوبية‬2001( ‫ أحمد عبد هللا األسود‬-9
)‫والمطابع‬
Additional References:
1- Hall, A. (1996) Igneous Petrology, Longman
2- Le Maitre R. W. (2002) Igneous Rocks: A Classification and Glossary of
Terms, Cambridge University Press, 252p.
3- Kurt Bucher and Martin Frey (1994) Petrogenesis of Metamorphic Rocks,
Springer Verlag.
4- Yardley, B. W. D. (1989) Introduction to Metamorphic Petrology.
5- Lindhalm, R.C. (1987) Practical approach to sedimentology, Allen and
Unwin , London
6- J. T. Greensmith (1989). Petrology of sedimentary rocks. Springer
Verlag.
7- Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
8- Journal of Precambrian Research
9- Journal of Sedimentary Research
Internet links:
1. http://earthsci.org/education/teacher/basicgeol/igneous/igneous.html
2. http://geology.csupomona.edu/alert/igneous/texture.htm
3. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgibin/search_harvester.pl?limit=75&term1=+sediment&subject=sciences
4. http://www.whitman.edu/geology/winter/JDW_PetClass.htm
5. http://www.geolab.unc.edu/Petunia/IgMetAtlas/mainmenu.html
6. http://facstaff.gpc.edu/~pgore/geology/historical_lab/sedrockslab.php
7. http://www.geosci.unc.edu/faculty/glazner/Images/SedRocks/SedRocks.h
tml
8. http://csmres.jmu.edu/geollab/Fichter/SedRx/SimpModl.html
9. http://teachserv.earth.ox.ac.uk/courses/es2-metrock/lectures.html
10.http://www.union.edu/PUBLIC/GEODEPT/COURSES/geo10/metamorphic.htm
11.http://seis.natsci.csulb.edu/bperry/metarock/INTRODUCTION.htm
Scheme of assessment:
Reports and homework:
10%
Discussion and Participation:
10%
Periodical Exams:
20%
Practical exam:
30%
Final exam:
30%
Matrix of contact teaching hours and module contents
University:KING ABDULAZIZ
Faculty EARTH SCIENCES
Dept. Mineral Resources and Rocks
Module/Unit name
Year of course:
Intoduction
EMR
to
304
Petology
Module/Unit number
Introductory/General Geology
l
3
Global geol./tectonics
4
p
4
Structural geology/maps
Stratigraphy
1
Palaeontology
8
10
Igneous rocks
10
10
Metamorphic rocks
8
10
Crystallogr./Mineralogy
6
8
Geochemistry/Analytical Techniques
3
Sedimentology
Sequence strat./Basin analysis
Geophysics *
Ores/bulk resources
Energy resources
Environmental geol./Hydrogeol./Hazards
Engineering geology
Remote sensing/GIS/Photogeology
Planetary geology
Atmospheres/Oceanography
Palaeoclimatology
Quaternary Geol./Glaciology
Geomorphology/Surface Processes
1
Soil Science
Computing/Data management
Mathematics/Statistics
Presentational skills
Exploration Methods
Fieldwork (give details in Fieldwork matrix)
0
Tutorials (numbers, not hours)
1
Seminars (numbers, not hours)
0
Projects/reports
1
2