Gill, Robin,

Igneous rocks and processes : a practical guide / Robin Gill. - Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. - viii, 428 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ;

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An introduction to magmas and magmatic rocks -- Basalts and related rocks -- Magma differentiation -- Gabbroic rocks -- Ultramafic and ultrabasic rocks -- Andesites, dacites and rhyolites -- How magmas erupt--an introduction to pyroclastic processes and products -- Granitic rocks -- Alkali rocks.

9781444330656 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1444330659 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780632063772 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0632063777 (pbk. : alk. paper)


Igneous rocks.
Magmatism.

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