Ign Ce242
Ign Ce242
Ign Ce242
Nepheline
(Silicate of sodium
and aluminium=>Albite
Leucite
(Silicate of potassium
and aluminium=>Orthoclase
James Hutton (1727–1797), the eminent 18th
century gentleman farmer and founder of modern
geosciences, authored the concept of the rock
cycle, which depicts the inter-relationships
between igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
rocks.
PETROLOGY
•Is a branch of geology, which deals with study of rocks (Petro=rock,
Logos=study)
ROCKS
SEDIMENTARY
IGNEOUS METAMORPHIC
-thin veener above the Sial
-most abundant -proportion is similar to
and Sima in Oceanic
-primary rocks that of Igneous rocks
and Continental
-source is magma or -change of forms of Ig.
Crusts
lava And Sed. Due to
-secondary rocks
Temprature, Pressure
and Chemical Fluids
Importance of petrology in civil Engg.
• It provides an opportunity to interpret the physical
properties of individual rocks, likewise: texture,
structure, mineral composition, chemical composition
etc.
ash lapilli
A large pyroclasts are known as volcanic bombs. Typical shape
with head and a tail. Bombs can result into severe damage if
they strike.