Igneous Rocks and Processes: A Practical Guide

Wiley-Blackwell,2010.– 440 p. – ISBN: 0632063777, 1444330659
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.
Contents:
An introduction to magmas and magmatic rocks
Basalts and related rocks
Magma differentiation
Gabbroic rocks
Ultramafi c and ultrabasic rocks
Andesite, dacite and rhyolite
How magmas erupt – an introduction to pyroclastic processes and products
Granitic rocks
Alkali rocks
Appendix A – Mineral identifi cation using a polarizing microscope
Appendix B – Petrographic calculations
Appendix C – Symbols, units and constants used in this book
Glossary
Answers to exercises