Igneous rocks : a classification and glossary of terms : recommendations of the International Union of Geological Sciences, Subcommission on the Systematics of Igneous Rocks /

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Decades of field and microscope studies, and more recent quantitative geochemical analyses have resulted in a vast, and sometimes overwhelming, array of nomenclature and terminology associated with igneous rocks. This book presents a complete classification of igneous rocks based on all the recommen...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: International Union of Geological Sciences. Subcommission on the Systematics of Igneous Rocks
Otros Autores: Le Maitre, R. W. (Roger Walter)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Edición:2nd ed.
Temas:
Igneous rocks > Classification.
Roches ignées > Classification.
NATURE > Rocks & Minerals.
Rocks, Igneous.
Igneous rocks
Classification
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction: 1.1. Changes to the 1st edition
  • 2. Classification and nomenclature: 2.1. Principles; 2.2. Pyroclastic rocks and tephra; 2.3. Carbonatites; 2.4. Melilite-bearing rocks; 2.5. Kalsilite-bearing rocks; 2.6. Kimberlites; 2.7. Lamproites; 2.8. Leucite-bearing rocks; 2.9. Lamprophyres; 2.10. Charnockitic rocks; 2.11. Plutonic rocks; 2.12. Volcanic rocks; 2.13. References
  • 3. Glossary of terms: 3.1. Detailes of entries; 3.2. Historical perspective; 3.3. Glossary
  • 4. Bibliography of terms: 4.1. Bibliographic analysis; 4.2. References
  • Appendices: Appendix A. Lists of participants; Appendix B. Recommended IUGS names; Appendix C. IUGSTAS software package.

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