MEA 440

Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

North Carolina State University · UGRD · Fall 2026

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The study of rocks formed by the crystallization of magmas (igneous) and by the recrystallization of existing rocks (metamorphic), with emphasis on whole-rock and mineral compositions, classification, petrography, hand-sample and thin-section identification, and the rock origins in terms of magma genesis and emplacement and tectonics.

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MEA 440 · Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology — North Carolina State University