Donald Bowes

The Encyclopedia of Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

Herausgeber: Bowes, Donald

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Featuring over 250 contributions from more than 100 earth scientists from 18 countries, The Encyclopedia of Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology deals with the nature and genesis of igneous rocks that have crystallized from molten magma, and of metamorphic rocks that are the products of re-crystallization associated with increases in temperature and pressure, mainly at considerable depths in the Earth's crust. Entries range from alkaline rocks to zeolite facies - providing information on the mineralogical, chemical and textural characters of rock types, the development of concepts and the present state of knowledge across the spectrum of igneous and metamorphic petrology, together with extensive lists of both commonly used and little used terms and bibliographies.

Produktdetails

• Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series
• Verlag: Springer / Springer US / Springer, Berlin
• 1990.
• Seitenzahl: 688
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 1990
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 42mm
• Gewicht: 1515g
• ISBN-13: 9780442206239
• ISBN-10: 0442206232
• Artikelnr.: 23102189

Inhaltsangabe

Abbreviations. Acid(ic) igneous rocks. Alkaline rocks-undersaturated.
Alkaline rocks-undersaturated: other petrological terms. Alpine mafic magma
stem. Alteration, replacement. Amphibolite. Amphibolite facies. Analcimite.
Anatexis. Andesite and dacite. Andesite line. Anorthosite. Aplite.
Appinite. Archaean volcanism. Ariegite. Assimilation. Astrobleme. Atoll
garnet. Augitite. Aureole. Banding in igneous rocks. Basalt. Basic igneous
rocks. Batholith. Breccia pipe. British Tertiary Volcanic Province.
Brownstone facies. Buchite. Burial metamorphism. Bushveld Complex.
Calc-alkaline rocks. Calderas and volcano-tectonic depressions.
Carbonatite. Cataclastic rocks. Charnockite. Charnockite suite.
Circum-Pacific plutonic and volcanic activity. Columnar jointing. Cone
sheets. Contact (thermal) metamorphism. Contact metasomatism. Core.
Cryptovolcanic structure. Cumulate textures. Depth zones.
Deserpentinization. Diabase. Diapirism. Diatreme. Differentiation index.
Diorite and tonalite. Dolerite. Double-diffusive convection. Durbachite.
Dyke (dike). Eclogite. Eclogite facies. Element partitioning in
petrogenesis. Emplacement-modes. Enclave. Endogenous dome. Epidote
amphibolite facies. Eutectic melting. Experimental petrology. Explosive
volcanic eruptions-classification. Facies of thermal metamorphism.
Feldspathoidal rocks-genesis. Fenite. Flood basalt. Fluidization. Fumarole.
Gabbro and norite. Geochemical modeling in petrogenesis. Geosynclinal
volcanism. Geyser. Glaucophane schist facies. Gneiss. Granite. Granites and
mineralization. Granites and volcanism. Granodiorite. Granophyre.
Granulite. Granulite facies. Greenschist facies. Greenstone. Greisen.
Harzburgite. Hauynitite. Hornfels. Hornfelsic textures. Hot ground. Hot
spring. Hybridization. Hydrothermal processes. Hypabyssal rocks. Igneous
intrusions-structural behavior. Igneous petrology. Igneous petrology -
terms. Igneous rocks - classification and nomenclature. Igneous rocks -
other terms. Igneous rocks - tectonic setting. Injection complex.
Intermediate igneous rocks. Intrusion. Intrusion-layered. Intrusive igneous
structures. Island arcs-petrology. Khondalite. Kimberlite. Laccolith.
Lamproite. Lamprophyre. Latite. Lava and lava eruptions.
Lawsonite-albite-chlorite facies. Leucitite. Lherzolite. Limburgite. Liquid
immiscibility. Lopolith. Lunar petrology. Mafic and ultramafic inclusions
in igneous rocks. Magma. Magmatic crystallization and paragenesis. Magmatic
crystallization in metamorphic environments. Magmatic crystallization in
open systems. Magmatic currents and flow. Magmatic differentiation.
Magmatic-tectonic cycle. Marble. Mediterranean suite. Melilitite.
Metamorphic convergence. Metamorphic facies. Metamorphic facies series.
Metamorphic grade, metamorphic zone. Metamorphic mineral growth.
Metamorphic petrology-use of thermodynamics. Metamorphic reactions.
Metamorphic rock composition-graphical representation. Metamorphic
rocks-other terms. Metamorphism. Metamorphism - controls. Metamorphism -
processes. Metamorphism - types. Metasomatism. Meteorites - petrology.
Mid-ocean ridge and ocean-floor petrology. Migmatite. Migmatite-origin of
neosome. Migmatite-structural relationships. Mnemonics, acronyms.
Mohorovicic discontinuity (Moho). Monzonite (syenodiorite). Nephelinite.
Neutrality-pH and temperature variation. Noseanite. Nucleation of
metamorphic minerals. Nucleation of minerals in magmas. Nuee ardente.
Ocean-floor metamorphism. Ocean-island igneous rocks. Oceanic crust.
Ophiolite. Orbicular rocks. Pacific and Atlantic suites. Paired metamorphic
belts. Palaeovolcanology. Palagonite. Pegmatite. Pegmatitic ore deposits.
Peralkaline igneous rocks. Peridotite. Petrochemical calculations.
Petrographic methods. Petrographic microscope. Petrographic province.
Petrological terms. Petrology-branches. Petrology-history. Phacolith. Phase
rule. Phase transformation. Phenocryst. Phonolite. Phyllite. Picrite.
Plutonic rocks. Plutonic rocks - classification and nomenclature.
Pneumatolysis. Polymetamorphism. Polyphase metamorphic mineral growth.
Porphyroblast. Porphyroclast. Porphyry. Prefixes, suffixes.
Prehnite-pumpellyite facies. Ptygmatic vein. Pumpellyite-actinolite schist
facies. Pyroclastic eruptions. Pyroclastic flows. Pyrolite.
Pyrometamorphism. Pyrometasomatism. Pyroxenite. Rapakivi texture. Reaction
principle and reaction series. Reaction rates in metamorphism. Reaction
rim. Regional metamorphism. Retrograde metamorphism. Rheomorphism.
Rhyolite. Rift valley volcanism. Ring dyke. Schist. Serpentinite.
Serpentinization. Shock metamorphism. Silicate melting. Sill. Skaergaard
intrusion. Skarn. Slate. Snowball garnet. Sodalitite. Solfatara. Sovite.
Spilite. Spinifex texture. Statistics in petrology. Steinmann Trinity.
Syenite. Tektite. Tephra. Tephrite, basanite. Textures of igneous rocks.
Textures of metamorphic rocks. Thermal activity. Trachyandesite,
trachybasalt. Trachyte. Trend surface analysis in petrology. Tuffisite.
Ultrabasic igneous rocks. Ultramafic belts. Ultramafic lavas. Ultramafic
rocks. Units and conversion factors. Upper mantle-experimental petrology.
Volatiles. Volcanic breccia. Volcanic glass. Volcanic neck. Volcanic rocks.
Volcanoes and volcanism. Water in rock melts. Xenolith. Zeolite facies.

Rezensionen

`In my experience, superlative accords given to reference books or encyclopedias are very rare. This is one exception - it is a gem. The work transcends a mere encyclopedia; it is a very useful reference book for teachers, students and all others ... The book is a fundamental addition to the basic geological library.'
Economic Geology

`In my experience, superlative accords given to reference books or encyclopedias are very rare. This is one exception - it is a gem. The work transcends a mere encyclopedia; it is a very useful reference book for teachers, students and all others ... The book is a fundamental addition to the basic geological library.'
Economic Geology