Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

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John Wiley & Sons, May 20, 2013 - Science - 752 pages
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 information so crucial to interpretation.

  • One of the most up-to-date synthesis of igneous and metamorphic petrology available.
  • Emphasis throughout on latest experimental and field data.
  • Igneous and metamorphic sections can be used independently if necessary.
 

Contents

PREFACE
Composition and Classification of Magmatic
Thermodynamics and Kinetics
Ma
Magma Ascent and Emplacement Field
Magma Extrusion Field Relations
Generation of Magma
Metamorphic Rocks and Metamorphism
Petrography of Metamorphic Rocks Fabric
Metamorphic Mineral Reactions
Precambrian Rock Associations
APPENDIX
REFERENCES CITED
GLOSSARY
INDEX
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Myron G. Best is Professor Emeritus at Brigham Young University, is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, and a member of the American Geophysical Union.

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