Designed for second-year geology students and above, the new edition of ‘Petrology’ is a thoroughly up-to-date, contemporary and highly accessible overview of the three basic rock groups. Well-known scholar Robert Tracy brings his cutting-edge knowledge of igneous and metamorphic rock to the hard rock sections, which have been completely updated and expanded. Veteran author Harvey Blatt has refined the sedimentary sections to include the most recent changes in thinking about soft rock geology. With its crisp, straightforward narrative style, outstanding art programme and current, relevant scholarship,’ Petrology’ remains the most complete, compelling petrology text available.
Content:
Igneous Rocks
Introduction to Igneous Environments
Igneous Minerals and Textures
Chemistry and Classification of Igneous Rocks
Crystallization of Magmas
Origin of Magmas by Melting of the Mantle and Crust
Evolution of Magmas: Fractional Crystallization and Contamination
Petrology of the Mantle
Igneous Rocks of the Oceanic Lithosphere
Igneous Rocks of Convergent Margins
Igneous Rocks of Continental Lithosphere
Sedimentary Rocks
The Occurrence of Sedimentary Rocks
Weathering and Soils
Conglomerates and Sandstones
Diagenesis of Sandstones
Mudrocks
Limestones and Dolostones
Other Types of Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks
Isograds, Metamorphic Facies, and Pressure-Temperature Evolution
Assemblages, Reactions, and Equilibrium
Controls of Metamorphic Reactions
Metamorphism of Mafic and Ultramafic Igneous Rocks
Metamorphism of Aluminous Clastic Rocks
Metamorphism of Calcareous Rocks
Content:
Igneous Rocks
Introduction to Igneous Environments
Igneous Minerals and Textures
Chemistry and Classification of Igneous Rocks
Crystallization of Magmas
Origin of Magmas by Melting of the Mantle and Crust
Evolution of Magmas: Fractional Crystallization and Contamination
Petrology of the Mantle
Igneous Rocks of the Oceanic Lithosphere
Igneous Rocks of Convergent Margins
Igneous Rocks of Continental Lithosphere
Sedimentary Rocks
The Occurrence of Sedimentary Rocks
Weathering and Soils
Conglomerates and Sandstones
Diagenesis of Sandstones
Mudrocks
Limestones and Dolostones
Other Types of Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks
Isograds, Metamorphic Facies, and Pressure-Temperature Evolution
Assemblages, Reactions, and Equilibrium
Controls of Metamorphic Reactions
Metamorphism of Mafic and Ultramafic Igneous Rocks
Metamorphism of Aluminous Clastic Rocks
Metamorphism of Calcareous Rocks