The Field Description of Igneous Rocks
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 1. August 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-471-93275-8 (ISBN)
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Description
Geological Society of London Handbook Series Edited by Keith Cox Founded in 1807, the Geological Society of London has been publishing since 1845 and now distributes its journal to Fellows throughout the world. This handbook is published as part of a series of authoritative practical guides to field geology. The Field Description of Igneous Rocks Written to complement textbooks on igneous petrology, this handbook equips the student with all the information required to study igneous rocks in the field. It deals with observations from the scale of hand specimens and outcrops to regional mapping of field relationships. Igneous rocks range from volcanic rocks erupted at the Earth's surface to plutonic rocks which crystallised at depth within the Earth,and the techniques to study these differ from those used for the field study in other volumes in this series. its genuine "handbook" size, flexible cover and realistic price should make it an affordable part of field equipment for all geology students.' R. A. Howie, Mineralogical Magazine
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
illustrations, maps, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 180 mm
Width: 115 mm
Weight
154 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-93275-8 (9780471932758)
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Content
Field Techniques. Description of Igneous Rock Outcrops. Hand Specimens and Their Interpretation. Mode of Occurrence of Igneous Bodies. Volcanic Rocks. Minor Intrusions. Plutonic Rocks I: The Calc-Alkaline Association. Plutonic Rocks II: The Alkaline Association. Plutonic Rocks III: Mafic-Ultramafic Associations. Plutonic Rocks IV: Anorthositic Associations and Charnockitic Associations. Metamorphism. Appendix. References and Further Reading. Index.