Description |
xv, 529 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
Contents |
Part I. Igneous rocks : 1. Introduction to igneous environments -- 2. Igneous minerals and textures -- 3. Chemistry and classification of igneous rocks -- 4. Crystallization of magmas -- 5. Origin of magmas by melting of the mantle and crust -- 6. Evolution of magmas: fractional crystallization and contamination -- 7. Petrology of the mantle -- 8. Igneous rocks of the oceanic lithosphere -- 9. Igneous rocks of convergent margins -- 10. Igneous rocks of continental lithosphere ; Part II. Sedimentary rocks : 11. The occurrence of sedimentary rocks -- 12. Weathering and soils -- 13. Conglomerates and sandstones -- 14. Diagenesis of sandstones -- 15. Mudrocks -- 16. Limestones and dolostones -- 17. Other types of sedimentary rocks ; Part III. Metamorphic rocks : 18. Metamorphism and metamorphic rocks -- 19. Isograds, metamorphic facies, and pressure-temperature evolution -- 20. Assemblages, reactions, and equilibrium -- 21. Controls of metamorphic reactions -- 22. Metamorphism of mafic and ultramafic igneous rocks -- 23. Metamorphism of aluminous clastic rocks -- 24. Metamorphism of calcareous rocks ; Appendix 1-2 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Petrology.
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Author |
Tracy, Robert J.
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LC no. |
95035545 |
ISBN |
0716724383 (hardcover) |
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