Links that you might find helpful for your Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology class. If you know of any others, please let me know! Also check the Mineralogy page and search for posts tagged ‘Mineralogy’ for things I may have posted in the blog.
General Mineralogy:
Mindat.org
Handbook of Mineralogy
Free Open Source Mineralogy Textbook by Dexter Perkins
Alex Strekeisen’s Ig/Met Petrology Site
Petrological Plots:
Geoplotters.com
Thin Section Information and Images:
MicROCKScopic
Northern Virginia (NOVA) Community College Mineralogy
Petrology Class at Smith College
RockPTX.com
VirtualMicroscope.com
Other Helpful Links:
Geological Society of America Reference Format Writing Guidelines and Examples