Essentials of igneous and metamorphic petrology /
B. Ronald Frost, Carol D. Frost.
- New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
- ix, 303 p. : ill. ;
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.