1st Edition
Magmas, Rocks and Planetary Development A Survey of Magma/Igneous Rock Systems
By Eric A.K. Middlemost
Copyright 1997
322 Pages
by
Routledge
322 Pages
by
Routledge
324 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
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.
Biography
Eric A.K. Middlemost
