Essentials of igneous and metamorphic petrology /
Frost, Bryce Ronald,1947-author.
Frost, Carol D.(Carol Denison),author.
Previous edition: 2014.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to igneous petrology -- An introduction to igneous phase diagrams -- Introduction to silicate melts and magmas -- The chemistry of igneous rocks -- Application of stable and radiogenic isotopes in petrology -- Basalts and mantle structure -- Oceanic magmatism -- Convergent margin magmatism -- Intracontinental volcanism -- Intracontinental plutonism -- Interpretation of granitic rocks -- Introduction to metamorphic petrology -- Interpretation of metamorphic phase diagrams -- Metamorphic facies and the metamorphism of mafic rocks -- Metamorphism of peridotitic rocks -- Metamorphism of pelitic rocks -- Metamorphism of calcareous rocks and the role of fluids in metamorphism -- Thermobarometry and the conditions of metamorphism -- Regional occurrence and tectonic significance of metamorphic rocks.
Igneous rocks.
Metamorphic rocks.
Petrology.
Physical geology.
Igneous rocks.
Metamorphic rocks.
Petrology.
Physical geology.
Essentials of igneous and metamorphic petrology