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Petrology Principles and Practice /

This undergraduate textbook on the key subject of geology closely follows the core curriculum adopted by most universities throughout the world and is a must for every geology student. It covers all aspects of petrology, including not only the principles of petrology but also applications to the ori...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sen, Gautam (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction to Igneous Rocks
  • Phase relations in simple systems: Key to magma generation, crystallization, and mixing
  • Phase Relationships in Ternary Systems
  • Magma formation and segregation
  • Igneous Rock Series: Basalt Magma Evolution
  • Basalt Magma Generation: Perspectives from Experimental Petrology
  • Basaltic Magmatism at Mid-Oceanic Ridges and Hawaiian Hot Spot
  • Large Igneous Provinces: Deccan Traps and Columbia River Basalts
  • Subduction Zone Magmas
  • Alkaline and Ultra-Alkaline Rocks, Carbonatites, and Kimberlites
  • Anorthosites and Komatiites
  • Sediments
  • Sedimentary Rocks
  • Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks
  • Metamorphic Facies, Reactions, and P-T-t Paths.