Petrology

Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic

Harvey Blatt, Robert Tracy, Brent Owens

540 pages, parution le 15/01/2006 (3^eme édition)

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Résumé

Now in a thoroughly updated new edition (the first since 1995), Petrology remains the most student-friendly undergraduate level text covering all three major rock groups. As always, the new edition organizes a vast body of literature from its wide-ranging subject, presenting what is essential to geology majors in a way that is accessible and at an appropriate level. The new edition welcomes Brent Owens as the new lead author for the chapters on igneous rocks, complementing Harvey Blatt's role for the sedimentary chapters, and Robert Tracy's for the metamorphic chapters.

Brings focus and coherence to its broad subject, making a vast amount of information manageable and meaningful
Wide-ranging coverage gives instructors a number of options
Mathematics is kept as simple as possible
Advanced topics like thermodynamics introduced at an accessible level

L'auteur - Harvey Blatt

Harvey Blatt (Hebrew U. of Jerusalem)

L'auteur - Robert Tracy

Robert Tracy (Virginia Polytechnic & State U.)

L'auteur - Brent Owens

Brent Owens (College of William & Mary)

Sommaire

Igneous Rocks
- Intro to Igneous Rocks
- Igneous Minerals and Textures
- Chemistry and Classification of Igneous Rocks
- Volcanism
- Origin of Magmas through Melting of the Mantle and Crust
- Crystallization of Magmas
- Petrology of the Mantle
- Igneous Rocks of the Oceanic Lithosphere
- Igneous Rocks of Convergent Margins
- Igneous Rocks of Continental Lithosphere
Sedimentary Rocks
- The Occurrence of Sedimentary Rocks
- Weathering and Soils
- Conglomerates and Sandstones
- Mudrocks
- Limestones and Dolostones
- Other Types of Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
- Introduction to Metamorphism: Isograds, Facies and P-T Evolution
- Metamorphism and the Macroscopic Properties of Metamorphic Rocks
- Assemblages, Reactions, and Equilibrium in Metamorphic Rocks
- Metamorphic Reactions
- Metamorphism of Mafic and Ultramafic Igneous Rocks
- Metamorphism of Aluminous Clastic Rocks
- Metamorphism of Calcareous Rocks
Appendices
- Calculation of the CIPW Norm for Igneous Rocks
- Temperature and Pressure Determination
- Isotopes in Petrology
- Trace Elements in Igneous Petrology

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Éditeur(s)	W.H. Freeman and Company
Auteur(s)	Harvey Blatt, Robert Tracy, Brent Owens
Parution	15/01/2006
Édition	3^eme édition
Nb. de pages	540
Format	22,5 x 28,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1510g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780716737438
ISBN13	978-0-7167-3743-8