Eric A K Middlemost

Magmas, Rocks and Planetary Development

A Survey of Magma/Igneous Rock Systems

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The variety of volcanic activity in the Solar System is widely recognised, yet the majestic sequences of magmatic processes that operate within an active planet are much less well known. Providing an exposition of igneous rocks, magmas and volcanic erupsions, this book brings together magnetic and volcanic data from different tectonic settings, and planets, with explanations of how they fit together. It systematically examines composition, origin and evolution of common igneous rocks, yet also examines a variety of rare magnetic rocks that play a crucial role in the global magma/igneous rock system.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 322
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. April 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 190mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 689g
• ISBN-13: 9780582230897
• ISBN-10: 0582230896
• Artikelnr.: 24462935

Autorenporträt

Eric A.K. Middlemost

Inhaltsangabe

1. Historical Account of Magma/Igneous Rocks Systems2. Classifying
Materials in the Magma System3. Heat Flow and Planetary Interior4.
Volancism and Planetary Development5. Partial Melting and Movement of
Magma6. Evolution of Diverse Rock Associations7. Picrobasalts and Basalts8.
Convergent Plate Margins and Their Magmas9. Granites - the Crusty Enigma10.
Magmas and Rocks of the Midalkaline Suite11. Alkaline Magmatism12.
Carbonatites13. Origins - the Role of Magma in Planetary Evolution.