Igneous rocks and processes a practical guide /.

Gill, Robin

Igneous rocks and processes a practical guide /. - viii, 428 p., [32] p. of plates ill. (some col.), maps ;.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An introduction to magmas and magmatic rocks -- Basalts and related rocks -- Magma differentiation -- Gabbroic rocks -- Ultramafic and ultrabasic rocks -- Andesites, dacites and rhyolites -- How magmas erupt--an introduction to pyroclastic processes and products -- Granitic rocks -- Alkali rocks.

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