Description |
xii, 277 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
Series |
Oxford monographs on geology and geophysics ; no. 32 |
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Oxford monographs on geology and geophysics ; no. 34 |
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Oxford monographs on geology and geophysics ; no. 32
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Oxford monographs on geology and geophysics ; no. 34
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Contents |
1. Serpentine and Serpentinites: An Introduction and Historical Survey, and the Importance of Serpentinites -- 2. Serpentine-Group Minerals and the Processes That Form Them -- 3. Patterns in Outcrop -- 4. Textures in Thin Section -- 5. Hydration and Serpentinization of Peridotites -- 6. Serpentine Recrystallization and Replacement -- 7. Deserpentinization -- 8. Rodingites, Albitites, and Other Rocks Formed by Metasomatism --9. Carbonates, Sulfides, and Serpentine-Related Mineralization -- 10. Geochemical and Geophysical Data -- 11. Serpentinization Events -- 12. Chrysotile Asbestos Deposits -- 13. Serpentinites in Their Tectonic Settings -- 14. Epilogue |
Analysis |
Sediments |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Serpentinite.
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LC no. |
94044234 |
ISBN |
0195082540 (acid-free) |
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