Igneous Rocks and Processes: A Practical Guide

Wiley-Blackwell,2010.– 440 p. – ISBN: 0632063777, 1444330659<br/>This book is for geoscience students taking introductory or intermediate-level courses in igneous petrology, to help develop key skills (and confidence) in identifying igneous minerals, interpreting and allocating appropriate names to unknown rocks presented to them. The book thus serves, uniquely, both as a conventional course text and as a practical laboratory manual.<br/>Contents:<br/> An introduction to magmas and magmatic rocks<br/> Basalts and related rocks<br/> Magma differentiation<br/> Gabbroic rocks<br/> Ultramafi c and ultrabasic rocks <br/> Andesite, dacite and rhyolite<br/> How magmas erupt – an introduction to pyroclastic processes and products<br/>Granitic rocks <br/>Alkali rocks <br/>Appendix A – Mineral identifi cation using a polarizing microscope <br/>Appendix B – Petrographic calculations <br/>Appendix C – Symbols, units and constants used in this book <br/>Glossary <br/>Answers to exercises