Log in
Choose your language

Petrography Course

Petrography Course
4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country

What will I learn?

Gain hands-on expertise in mineral identification, rock classification, and texture interpretation using hand samples and thin sections, even under data constraints. Master QAPF and TAS diagrams, modal proportion estimation, alteration detection, and correlations between mineralogy, microstructures, and engineering properties to produce precise petrographic reports and robust suitability assessments.

Elevify advantages

Develop skills

  • Petrographic mineral identification: Rapidly identify principal rock-forming and accessory minerals.
  • Rock texture evaluation: Analyse and categorise igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary textures.
  • Igneous rock classification: Name rocks accurately using modal compositions and QAPF/TAS diagrams.
  • Engineering rock appraisal: Assess suitability for aggregates and dimension stone applications.
  • Petrographic report writing: Draft succinct, professional reports on quarry viability.

Suggested summary

Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload. Choose which chapter to start with. Add or remove chapters. Increase or decrease the course workload.
Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

What our students say

I was just promoted to Prison System Intelligence Advisor, and the course from Elevify was crucial for me to be the chosen one.
EmersonPolice Investigator
The course was essential to meet the expectations of my boss and the company I work for.
SilviaNurse
Great course. Lots of valuable information.
WiltonCivil Firefighter

FAQs

Who is Elevify? How does it work?

Do the courses have certificates?

Are the courses free?

What is the course duration?

What are the courses like?

How do the courses work?

What is the duration of the courses?

What is the cost or price of the courses?

What is an EAD or online course and how does it work?

PDF Course