Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

Name: Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
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ISBN: 9781405105880

ISBN-10: 1405105887

ISBN-13: 9781405105880

Edition: 2nd 2003 (Revised)

Authors: Myron G. Best

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Igneous and metamorphic petrology has over the last twenty years expanded rapidly into a broad, multifaceted and increasingly quantitative science. Advances in geochemistry, geochronology, and geophysics, as well as the appearance of new analytical tools, have all contributed to new ways of thinking about the origin and evolution of magmas, and the processes driving metamorphism. This book is designed to give students a balanced and comprehensive coverage of these new advances, as well as a firm grounding in the classical aspects of igneous and metamorphic petrology. The emphasis throughout is on the processes controlling petrogenesis, but care is taken to present the important descriptive…

Book details

List price: $130.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/13/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 752
Size: 8.30" wide x 10.90" long x 1.80" tall
Weight: 5.082
Language: English



Preface



Overview of fundamental concepts



Composition and classification of magmatic rocks



Thermodynamics and kinetics: an introduction



Silicate melts and volatile fluids in magma systems



Crystal-melt equilibria in magmatic systems



Chemical dynamics of melts and crystals



Kinetic paths and fabric of magmatic rocks



Physical and thermal dynamics of bodies of magma



Magma ascent and emplacement: field relations of intrusions



Magma extrusion: field relations of volcanic rock bodies



Generation of magma



Differentiation of magmas



Magmatic petrotectonic associations



Metamorphic rocks and metamorphism: an overview



Petrography of metamorphic rocks: fabric, composition, and classification



Metamorphic mineral reactions and equilibria



Evolution of imposed metamorphic fabrics: processes and kinetics



Metamorphism at convergent plate margins: P-T-t paths, facies, and zones



Precambrian rock associations








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