Mind over magma : the story of igneous petrology /

Mind over Magma chronicles the scientific effort to unravel the mysteries of rocks that solidified on or beneath Earth's surface from the intensely hot, molten material called magma. The first-ever comprehensive history of the study of such igneous rocks, it traces the development of igneous pe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Young, Davis A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2018]
Temas:
Igneous rocks.
Roches ignées.
igneous rock.
NATURE > Rocks & Minerals.
Igneous rocks
Ergussgestein
Geologie
Geschichte
Gesteinskunde
Magmatisches Gestein
Magmatismus
Theorie
Vulkanologe
Vulkanologie
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • FIGURES
  • TABLES
  • PREFACE
  • THE FOUNDATIONAL ERA
  • 1. BREATH-PIPES AND IGNIVOMOUS MOUNTAINS
  • 2. BASALTES PRISMATIQUES
  • 3. FIRE OR WATER?
  • 4. THE "INSOLENTLY TRIUMPHANT DOGMAII
  • 5. SUBTERRANEOUS LAVA
  • THE PRIMITIVE ERA
  • 6. WET OR DRY?
  • 7. CLASSES AND ORDERS
  • 8. BASALT AND TRACHYTE
  • THE MICROSCOPE ERA
  • 9. MINUTE OBJECTS, GREAT CONCLUSIONS
  • 10. BASALT OR MELAPHYRE?
  • 11. PROVINCES AND PLUGS
  • 12. SPALTUNG UND KERNE
  • 13. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY AND PETROLOGY
  • 14. THE LANGUAGE OF PETROLOGY
  • 15. MELDOMETERS AND THERMOCOUPLES
  • THE EXPERIMENTAL ERA
  • 16. CLEARING THE MISTS
  • 17. AN UNSURPASSED NATURAL LABORATORY
  • 18. CONE SHEETS AND CAULDRONS
  • 19. MAGMA OR EMANATIONS?
  • 20. PONTIFFS AND SOAKS
  • 21. MODES AND NORMS
  • THE GEOCHEMICAL ERA
  • 22. STRUCTURES AND SPECTRA
  • 23. THE SEA BELOW, THE HEAVENS ABOVE
  • 24. DELTA AND EPSILON
  • 25. MATHEMATICAL MODELING
  • 26. BOMBS AND BUFFERS
  • 27. CLASSIFICATION SALVAGED?
  • The Fluid Dynamical Era
  • 28. RAYLEIGH AND REYNOLDS
  • 29. PARADIGM LOST, PARADIGM REGAINED?
  • 30. PAST AND FUTURE
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX OF NAMES
  • INDEX OF SUBJECTS

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