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Principles of Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
About this book
Building upon the award-winning second edition, this comprehensive textbook provides a fundamental understanding of the formative processes of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Encouraging a deeper comprehension of the subject by explaining the petrologic principles, and assuming knowledge of only introductory college-level courses in physics, chemistry, and calculus, it lucidly outlines mathematical derivations fully and at an elementary level, making this the ideal resource for intermediate and advanced courses in igneous and metamorphic petrology. With over 500 illustrations, many in color, this revised edition contains valuable new material and strengthened pedagogy, including boxed mathematical derivations allowing for a more accessible explanation of concepts, and more qualitative end-of-chapter questions to encourage discussion. With a new introductory chapter outlining the "bigger picture," this fully updated resource will guide students to an even greater mastery of petrology.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title Page
- Reviews
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- List of units
- Mineral Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction to Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
- 2 Pressures and Temperatures in the Earth
- 3 Physical Properties of Magma
- 4 Intrusion of Magma
- 5 Forms of Igneous Bodies
- 6 Heat Transfer and Other Diffusion Processes
- 7 Classification of Igneous Rocks
- 8 Introduction to Thermodynamics
- 9 Free Energy and Phase Equilibria
- 10 Thermodynamics of Solutions
- 11 Phase Equilibria in Igneous Systems
- 12 Effects of Volatiles on Melt Equilibria
- 13 Crystal Growth
- 14 Isotope Geochemistry Related to Petrology
- 15 Magmatic Processes
- 16 Igneous Rock Associations
- 17 Metamorphism and Metamorphic Facies
- 18 Deformation and Textures of Metamorphic Rocks
- 19 Graphical Analysis of Metamorphic Mineral Assemblages
- 20 Geothermometry, Geobarometry, and Pseudosections
- 21 Metamorphic Mineral Reactions Involving Fluids
- 22 Material Transport during Metamorphism
- 23 Pressure–Temperature–Time Paths and Heat Transfer during Metamorphism
- 24 Origin of Rocks
- Answers to Selected Quantitative Review Questions
- References
- Index
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