The field of Igneous Petrology has evolved greatly in the past years. McBirney's new Third Edition, completely revised and updated, presents a modern and integrated survey of the geological and genetic relations of igneous rocks.
... magma chambers ( Spera et al . , 1982 ) . He then numerically examined the dynamics of withdrawal of magma from stratified magma chambers ( Spera et al . , 1986 ) and the effects of chemical buoyancy and diffusion where convection ...
This second edition maintains the comprehensive treatment of sedimentary petrography and petrology provided in the first edition, and has been updated with new concepts and cutting-edge techniques like cathodoluminescence imaging of ...
Neal, C. R., Mahoney, J. J., Kroenke, L. W., Duncan, R. A., and Petterson, M. G., 1997, The Ontong Java Plateau. ... W. T., Jasumack, M., and Wilson, P. N., 2002, Clay mineralogy and intermediate argillic alteration at Bingham, Utah.
Key concepts in mineralogy and petrology are explained alongside beautiful full-color illustrations, in this concisely written textbook.
This book is designed to give students a balanced and comprehensive coverage of these new advances, as well as a firm grounding in the classical aspects of igneous and metamorphic petrology.
Audience: This book will be valuable for scientists and researchers working in igneous petrology and geochemistry.
Fully updated new edition features a new introductory chapter and more end-of-chapter questions, guiding students to a mastery of petrology.
Introduction to Petrology
Outer planets include vast resources of icy-water and gas. ... The Space Exploration so far indicates similar identical life forming conditions in some of the planets and moons (Table 2.1) ... The Compact NASA Atlas of the Solar System.