Knowledge of the main aspects:
1) textural and structural of igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks,
2) classification and related main diagrams of igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks,
3) principles of physical useful and applied to optical microscopic analysis of rocks,
4) main textural characteristics and main differences between the groups of intrusive, volcanic, metamorphic and sedimentary igneous rocks.

At the end of the course, the student will have to be able to describe, classify and differentiate the petrographic and textural characteristics salient among the main groups of rocks. The student will be also able to manage the basics of image analysis to quantify the textures of the rocks through optical microscopy.