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Part 1 Igneous rocks: introduction to igneous environments; igneous minerals and textures; chemistry and classification of igneous rocks; crystallization of magmas; origin of magmas by melting of the mantle and crust; evolution of magmas - fractional crystallization and contamination; petrology of the mantle; igneous rocks of the oceanic lithoshere; igneous rocks of convergent margins; igneous rocks of continental lithosphere. Part 2 Sedimentary rocks: the occurrence of sedimentary rocks; weathering and soils; conglomerates and sandstones; diagenesis of sandstones; mudrocks; limestones and dolostones; other types of sedimentary rocks. Part 3 Metamorphic rocks: metamorphism and metamorphic rocks; isograds, metamorphic facies, and pressure-temperature evolution; assemblages, reactions and equilibrium; controls of the metamorphic reactions; metamorphism of mafic and ultramafic igneous rocks; metamorphis of aluminous clastic rocks; metamorphism of calcareous rocks.