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Petrology of the Metamorphic Rocks
R. Mason
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Description for Petrology of the Metamorphic Rocks
Hardcover. Covers the subject of the petrology of the metamorphic rocks, including such subjects as rock and mineral compositions and their relationship, metamorphism associated with igneous intrusions, dynamic metamorphism, extra-terrestrial metamorphism and metamorphism in collision zones. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1150.
There has been a great advance in the understanding of processes of meta morphism and of metamorphic rocks since the last edition of this book appeared. Methods for determining temperatures and pressures have become almost routine, and there is a wide appreciation that there is not a single temperature and pressure of metamorphism, but that rocks may preserve, in their minerals, chemistry and textures, traces of their history of burial, heating, deformation and permeation by fluids. However, this excit ing new knowledge is still often difficult for non-specialists to understand, and this book, like the first edition, aims at enlightenment. ... Read more
There has been a great advance in the understanding of processes of meta morphism and of metamorphic rocks since the last edition of this book appeared. Methods for determining temperatures and pressures have become almost routine, and there is a wide appreciation that there is not a single temperature and pressure of metamorphism, but that rocks may preserve, in their minerals, chemistry and textures, traces of their history of burial, heating, deformation and permeation by fluids. However, this excit ing new knowledge is still often difficult for non-specialists to understand, and this book, like the first edition, aims at enlightenment. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
Number of Pages
230
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780045520275
SKU
V9780045520275
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Ref
99-15
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