Extended field excursion (duration 7 days) adressing different topics dependent on the localities visited (varies from year to year).

In this Masters-level course, we address the formation and evolution of the rocky planets with a particular focus on the chemical and isotopic make-up of the Earth and its mantle. This is achieved through analysis of its partial melting products in different tectonic settings and through time.

This course introduces the most common experimental methods employed in petrology. Such methods can be used to determine thermodynamic data, physical properties and phase equilibria of minerals, magmas and fluids. The course consists of about 1/3 theory combined with 2/3 hands-on lab-work to demonstrate how experiments are performed in practice.

The course takes place in the Piora area (N Tessin) from the 27/06 till the 05/07. Using modern methods, students will draw a geologic map and acquire structural geological and petrological data to understand tectono-metamorphic processes in the Alps.

This course treats the generation and evolution of igneous rocks as well as the metamorphism of igneous and sedimentary rocks as products of geodynamic processes operating within the Earth´s interior.

This course represents the continuation of Magmatism and Metamorphism I and concerns the generation and evolution of igneous rocks as well as the metamorphism of igneous and sedimentary rocks as products of geodynamic processes operating within the Earth´s interior.

This course provides practical knowledge in magmatic microscopy. It includes the identification of common igneous minerals in thin section and in crystal separates, but also aims at providing a deeper understanding of mineral equilibrium assemblages and disequilibrium textures. These are useful skills in studying magmatic processes and reconstructing igneous conditions.