Principles of Metamorphic Petrology
Published on 7. April 2008
Book
Hardback
478 pages
978-0-521-87178-5 (ISBN)
Description
Principles of Metamorphic Petrology provides an introduction to ideas, techniques and approaches in the study of metamorphic rocks. The book begins with basic concepts, but advances further than most other metamorphic petrology texts. Examples of this include the latest chemographic approaches, the correct use of pseudosections and the application of x-ray compositional mapping to metamorphic problems. It also covers advances in thermobarometry and the application of modern geochronological techniques to the absolute timing of tectonometamorphic events. Determination of parent rocks is covered in detail and there is a modern exposition of partial melting reactions, melt extraction and deformation of migmatites. The book includes a large number of references to lead students into independent investigation. A valuable text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in metamorphic petrology, that serves as a reference for researchers and exploration geologists.
Reviews / Votes
'The book Principles of Metamorphic Petrology is an absolutely wonderful work and a delight to read. I found the book very refreshing content-wise [with] clarity in terms of the writing style. ... Useful glossary, a voluminous bibliography (from Abbott to Zwart) running to almost 70 pages and an index ... This book will be of interest to both ... metamorphic petrologists and geochronologists.' Journal of the Geological Society of India '... a good book and is recommended as an advanced textbook of metamorphic petrology ...' Mineralogical Magazine 'This is a book to read and a book to keep as a reference. It is a must-have for every student of tectonics.' EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical UnionMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
16 Plates, color; 240 Halftones, unspecified; 37 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
1086 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-87178-5 (9780521871785)
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Persons
Ron Vernon is Emeritus Professor of Geology at Macquarie University and an honorary Research Professor at the University of Southern California. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses and short courses in Australia, the US, Italy, Germany, Finland and Mexico, and authored several books, including two others with Cambridge University Press: Beneath Our Feet (2000) and A Practical Guide to Rock Microstructure (2004). He was an editor of the Journal of Metamorphic Geology for 18 years. Geoffrey clarke is a Professor of Geology and the current Head of the School of Geosciences at the University of Sydney, where he has taught geology for over 15 years. Before teaching, he spent three years as a minerals exploration geologist for Esso Exploration and Production. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Metamorphic Geology and an editor for the Journal of Petrology.
Content
Preface; 1. Metamorphic processes; 2. Metamorphic conditions - thermobarometry and chemography; 3. Tectonothermal history of metamorphic terranes; 4. Partial melting during high-grade metamorphism; 5. Fluids and metasomatism; 6. Tectonic structures of metamorphic rocks; 7. Parent rocks; References; Index.