Igneous rocks and processes:a practical guide

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gill Robin 1944-
Published: Wiley-Blackwell,
Publisher Address: Chichester, West Sussex, UK Hoboken, NJ
Publication Dates: 2010.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: viii, 428 p., [32] p. of plates: ill. (some col.), maps ; 29 cm.
ISBN: 9781444330656 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1444330659 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780632063772 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0632063777 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Index Number: P588
CLC: P588.1
Call Number: P588.1/G475
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and index.
An introduction to magmas and magmatic rocks -- Basalts and related rocks -- Magma differentiation -- Gabbroic rocks -- Ultramafic and ultrabasic rocks -- Andesites, dacites and rhyolites -- How magmas erupt--an introduction to pyroclastic processes and products -- Granitic rocks -- Alkali rocks.