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Rensselaer Catalog 2025-2026

ERTH 6540 - Advanced Igneous Petrology

Topical treatment of current problems and frontiers in igneous petrology, with emphasis on physical and chemical processes. Principles of fluid dynamics and chemical kinetics are applied to the formation and evolution of crust- and mantle-derived magmas.

Prerequisite: Previous knowledge of ERTH 4340 

When Offered: SPRING TERM, ODD YEARS

Graded: GRADED

Credit Hours: 3