- Igneous Rocks
Discusses Bowen's Reaction Series, igneous rock forming minerals, and strategies for igneous rock classification.
csmres.jmu.edu/geollab/Fichter/IgnRx/IgHome.html
- Wikipedia: Igneous Rock
Hyperlinked overview of igneous rock, which is formed when magma cools and solidifies.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igneous_rocks
- Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology Class Materials
Series of PowerPoint lectures covering topics such as igneous classification, magma generation, mid-ocean ridge basalts, and metamorphic textures and facies.
www.whitman.edu/geology/winter/JDW_PetClass.htm
- Rob's Granite Page
About granite, things granitic, and one man's quest for peer recognition.
uts.cc.utexas.edu/~rmr
- Minerals & Melts
Software for computational thermodynamics in petrology.
melts.uchicago.edu
- Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
Images from the High-Resolution X-ray Computed Tomography Facility at the University of Texas at Austin.
www.ctlab.geo.utexas.edu/imagefolio/igmet/index.html
- Earth Science Lab: Igneous Rock Identification
Includes igneous rock identification chart, information on texture and composition, and pictorial exercise for identifying the rocks.
facweb.bhc.edu/academics/science/harwoodr/Geol101/labs/igneous
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