Principles of igneous and metamorphic petrology /

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Author / Creator:Philpotts, Anthony R. (Anthony Robert), 1938-
Edition:2nd ed.
Imprint:Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Description:xviii, 667 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 29 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7546815
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Other authors / contributors:Ague, Jay J.
ISBN:9780521880060
0521880068
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 618-644) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Physical properties of magma
  • 3. Intrusion of magma
  • 4. Forms of igneous bodies
  • 5. Cooling of igneous bodies and other diffusion processes
  • 6. Classification of igneous rocks
  • 7. Introduction to thermodynamics
  • 8. Free energy and phase equilibria
  • 9. Thermodynamics of solutions
  • 10. Phase equilibria in igneous systems
  • 11. Effects of volatiles on melt equilibria
  • 12. Crystal growth
  • 13. Isotope geochemistry related to petrology
  • 14. Magmatic processes
  • 15. Igneous rock associations
  • 16. Metamorphism and metamorphic facias
  • 17. Deformation and textures of metamorphic rocks
  • 18. Graphic analysis of metamorphic mineral assemblages
  • 19. Geothermometry, geobarometry, and mineral reactions among solid solutions
  • 20. Mineral reactions involving H2O and CO2
  • 21. Material transport during metamorphism
  • 22. Pressure-temperature-time paths and heat transfer during metamorphism
  • 23. Origin of rocks
  • References
  • Index