Igneous Rocks and Processes
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Igneous Rocks and Processes

A Practical Guide

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eBook - PDF

Igneous Rocks and Processes

A Practical Guide

About this book

IGNEOUS ROCKS AND PROCESSES

A practical introduction to igneous petrology for students and practitioners

The newly revised Second Edition of Igneous Rocks and Processes: A Practical Guide, delivers an authoritative introduction to igneous petrology and helps students to develop key skills and confidence in identifying igneous materials and in naming and interpreting unknown igneous rocks presented to them. It serves as both a conventional course text and a practical laboratory manual.

The authors review igneous nomenclature and subsequently describe specific compositional categories of magmatic rocks. Each chapter covers definitions, mineralogy, eruption and emplacement processes, textures and crystallization processes, geotectonic distribution, geochemistry, and aspects of magma genesis. Additional chapters address phase equilibrium experiments and physical volcanology.

This latest edition offers readers extensively updated chapters, as well as access to a companion website with supplementary material. It also provides:

  • Thorough introductions to magmas, magmatic rocks, and magma differentiation
  • Exercises for each chapter, with answers provided at the end
  • A detailed summary of techniques and optical data for mineral identification using a polarizing microscope
  • An introduction to petrographic calculations and an extensive glossary

Perfect for geoscience students taking courses in igneous petrology, Igneous Rocks and Processes: A Practical Guide, second edition will also earn a place in the libraries of postgraduate students and researchers in the field.

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Information

Publisher
Wiley
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9781119455660
eBook ISBN
9781119455677
Edition
2
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Geology & Earth Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Preface to the second edition
  6. Preface to first edition
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. About the companion website
  9. Chapter 1 An introduction to magmas and magmatic rocks
  10. Chapter 2 Basalts and related rocks
  11. Chapter 3 Magma differentiation
  12. Chapter 4 Gabbroic rocks
  13. Chapter 5 Ultramafic rocks
  14. Chapter 6 Andesite, dacite and rhyolite
  15. Chapter 7 How magmas erupt – an introduction to pyroclastic processes and products
  16. Chapter 8 Granitic rocks
  17. Chapter 9 Alkali rocks
  18. Appendix A Mineral identification using a polarizing microscope
  19. Appendix B Petrographic calculations
  20. Appendix C Symbols, units and constants used in this book
  21. Glossary
  22. Answers to exercises
  23. Bibliography
  24. Index
  25. Supplemental Images
  26. EULA