Igneous and metamorphic petrology /

Igneous and metamorphic petrology /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Best, Myron G.
Edition:	2nd ed.
Imprint:	Malden, MA : Blackwell Science, 2003.
Description:	xxi, 729 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 28 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Igneous rocks Metamorphic rocks Igneous rocks. Metamorphic rocks.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4771395

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ISBN:	1405105887 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [666]-690) and index.

Table of Contents:

Preface
1. Overview of fundamental concepts
2. Composition and classification of magmatic rocks
3. Thermodynamics and kinetics: an introduction
4. Silicate melts and volatile fluids in magma systems
5. Crystal-melt equilibria in magmatic systems
6. Chemical dynamics of melts and crystals
7. Kinetic paths and fabric of magmatic rocks
8. Physical and thermal dynamics of bodies of magma
9. Magma ascent and emplacement: field relations of intrusions
10. Magma extrusion: field relations of volcanic rock bodies
11. Generation of magma
12. Differentiation of magmas
13. Magmatic petrotectonic associations
14. Metamorphic rocks and metamorphism: an overview
15. Petrography of metamorphic rocks: fabric, composition, and classification
16. Metamorphic mineral reactions and equilibria
17. Evolution of imposed metamorphic fabrics: processes and kinetics
18. Metamorphism at convergent plate margins: P-T-t paths, facies, and zones
19. Precambrian rock associations
Appendix A.
Appendix B.
References Cited
Glossary
Index