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Essentials of igneous and metamorphic petrology / B. Ronald Frost, Carol D. Frost.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.Description: ix, 303 p. : illISBN:
  • 9781107027541 (hardback : alk. paper)
  • 1107027543 (hardback : alk. paper)
  • 9781107696297 (paperback)
  • 1107696291 (paperback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 552 FRO.E
Contents:
Introduction to igneous petrology -- An introduction to igneous phase diagrams -- Introduction to silicate melts and magmas -- The chemistry of igneous rocks -- Basalts and mantle structure -- Oceanic magmatism -- Convergent margin magmatism -- Intracontinental volcanism -- Intracontinental plutonism -- Interpretation of granitic rocks -- Introduction to metamorphic petrology -- Interpretation of metamorphic phase diagrams -- Metamorphic facies and the metamorphism of mafic rocks -- Thermobarometry and the conditions of metamorphism -- Metamorphism of peridotitic rocks -- Metamorphism of pelitic rocks -- Metamorphism of calcareous rocks and the role of fluids in metamorphism -- Regional occurrence and tectonic significance of metamorphic rocks.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-296) and index.

Introduction to igneous petrology -- An introduction to igneous phase diagrams -- Introduction to silicate melts and magmas -- The chemistry of igneous rocks -- Basalts and mantle structure -- Oceanic magmatism -- Convergent margin magmatism -- Intracontinental volcanism -- Intracontinental plutonism -- Interpretation of granitic rocks -- Introduction to metamorphic petrology -- Interpretation of metamorphic phase diagrams -- Metamorphic facies and the metamorphism of mafic rocks -- Thermobarometry and the conditions of metamorphism -- Metamorphism of peridotitic rocks -- Metamorphism of pelitic rocks -- Metamorphism of calcareous rocks and the role of fluids in metamorphism -- Regional occurrence and tectonic significance of metamorphic rocks.

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