Igneous rocks and processes a practical guide /.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chichester Wiley-Blackwell 2010Description: viii, 428 p., [32] p. of plates ill. (some col.), mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0632063777 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1444330659 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9780632063772 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9781444330656 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s):
Contents:
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
book Library of General Geology Topic Mineralogy/Petrology 32E 2 Available 7777342-10

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.