Petrology

Code:

EMG0014

Acronym:

P

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Earth Sciences

Instance: 2018/2019 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Mining Engineering Department
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Mining and Geo-Environmental Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LCEEMG	10	Plano de estudos oficial a partir de 2008/09	2	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Classification of rdiffernet types of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.
Formation processes of the different types of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.

 

Learning outcomes and competences

Identification and characterization of the principal types of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic.
Understand the formation processes of the igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic.

 

 

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Petrology, Petrography and petrogenesis. Some concepts.

2. Petrogenic processes, the rock cycle and Wilson cycle.

3. Igneous Petrology.

4. Sedimentary Petrology.

5. Metamorphic Petrology.

 

 

 

Mandatory literature

Castroviejo, Ricardo; Fundamentos de petrografía. ISBN: 84-86189-64-0
A. M. Galopim de Carvalho; Geologia Sedimentar. Vol 1 - Sedimentogénese, Âncora Editora, 2003. ISBN: 972 780 127 7
A. M. Galopim de Carvalho; Geologia Sedimentar. Vol. 3 - Rochas Sedimentares, Âncora Editora, 2006. ISBN: 972 780 175 7
Winter, J. D.; An Introduction to Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Prentice Hall, 2001. ISBN: 0-13-240-342-0

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lecture classes complemented with practical classes for description and classification or rocks and microscopic study of thin sections.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	75,00
Trabalho laboratorial	25,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	30,00
Estudo autónomo	64,00
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Trabalho laboratorial	12,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Do not exceed the maximum limit of classes missed (25% of the total theoretical and practical classes).

Calculation formula of final grade

The final classification will be the mean value which considers 75% of the tests classification and 25% of the laboratory reports classification.