Textbooks
Mandatory
For theory:
John Winter "An introduction to igneous and
metamorphic petrology", Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River, 2001
or
John Winter "Principles of igneous and metamorphic
petrology",
Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River, 2010
For Labs:
Perkins,
Dexter, and Henke, Kevin, "Minerals
in thin section",
Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River, 2000
Not
mandatory, but may also be helpful for Labs:
Nesse, William,
"Introduction to optical
mineralogy",
Oxford University Press, New York, 1991.
Mackenzie,
W.S., Donaldson, C.H., Guilford, C. "Atlas
of igneous rocks and their textures", Longman, 1982.
Mandatory
textbooks can be bought from “Discount Textbooks at #206-5728 University
Boulevard, UBC
Tel. (604)
221-1822