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| ISBN13: | 9780190490645 |
| ISBN10: | 01904906411 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| No. of pages: | 592 pages |
| Language: | English |
| Illustrations: | 450+ |
| 700 |
Category:
Petrology and Plate Tectonics
Publisher: OUP USA
Date of Publication: 28 May 2025
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Short description:
Uniquely follows plate tectonics cycles, integrating igneous and metamorphic topics to engage and educate future Earth scientists.
Long description:
Uniquely follows plate tectonics cycles, integrating igneous and metamorphic topics to engage and educate future Earth scientists.
Petrology and Plate Tectonics, First Edition presents a groundbreaking approach to teaching petrology by using plate tectonics as a unifying theme and integrating igneous and metamorphic topics to equip students with a clearer understanding of essential geological concepts.
Students gain deeper insights into vital concepts such as the movement of matter through Earth's crust and mantle, the interplay between petrologic cycles and surface processes, the whole Earth's water cycle, landscape evolution, and the formation of critical element deposits.
This holistic approach illustrates how petrology influences and is shaped by Earth's evolving systems, including climate change, mass extinctions, and geological hazards.
The text is written so the student knows that not all questions in petrology are answered yet. The writing is engaging and pushes students to ask questions, and then the text provides tools to help the students answer those questions.
- Jason Ricketts, University of Texas, El Paso
Petrology and Plate Tectonics, First Edition presents a groundbreaking approach to teaching petrology by using plate tectonics as a unifying theme and integrating igneous and metamorphic topics to equip students with a clearer understanding of essential geological concepts.
Students gain deeper insights into vital concepts such as the movement of matter through Earth's crust and mantle, the interplay between petrologic cycles and surface processes, the whole Earth's water cycle, landscape evolution, and the formation of critical element deposits.
This holistic approach illustrates how petrology influences and is shaped by Earth's evolving systems, including climate change, mass extinctions, and geological hazards.
The text is written so the student knows that not all questions in petrology are answered yet. The writing is engaging and pushes students to ask questions, and then the text provides tools to help the students answer those questions.
- Jason Ricketts, University of Texas, El Paso
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 Plate Tectonics and Petrology
Chapter 2 Raw Materials: Formation of the Earth
Chapter 3 Mid-Ocean Ridges and Production of Oceanic Crust
Chapter 4 How Rocks Melt and How Melts Crystallize
Chapter 5 Metamorphism and Hydration of Oceanic Lithosphere
Chapter 6 Subduction and the Formation of Blueschists and Magmas
Chapter 7 Volcanism and the Spectrum of Igneous Activity on Earth
Chapter 8 Origins of Magmatic Diversity
Chapter 9 Tools for Probing Magma Origin and Evolution
Chapter 10 Plutons and How They Form
Chapter 11 Contact Metamorphism, Hydrothermal Systems, and Thermochronology
Chapter 12 Making Continents: Continental Collision, Accretion, and Regional Metamorphism
Chapter 13 Continental Rifting and Magmatism
Chapter 14 Intraplate Magmatism, Hotspots, and Large Igneous Provinces
Chapter 15 What's Next?
Appendix 1 Selected Mineral Abbreviations
Appendix 2 Review of Rock-Forming Minerals
Appendix 3 Description and Classification of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks
Appendix 4 Periodic Table of the Elements
Appendix 5 Geologic Time Scale
Appendix 6 Mineral/Melt Distribution Coefficients
Appendix 7 Mineral Formulas and Formula Weights
Appendix 8 Mineral Oxide Compositions
Appendix 9 Oxide Molecular Weights and Gravimetric Factors
Appendix 10 Plots of Average Igneous Rock Compositions
Chapter 2 Raw Materials: Formation of the Earth
Chapter 3 Mid-Ocean Ridges and Production of Oceanic Crust
Chapter 4 How Rocks Melt and How Melts Crystallize
Chapter 5 Metamorphism and Hydration of Oceanic Lithosphere
Chapter 6 Subduction and the Formation of Blueschists and Magmas
Chapter 7 Volcanism and the Spectrum of Igneous Activity on Earth
Chapter 8 Origins of Magmatic Diversity
Chapter 9 Tools for Probing Magma Origin and Evolution
Chapter 10 Plutons and How They Form
Chapter 11 Contact Metamorphism, Hydrothermal Systems, and Thermochronology
Chapter 12 Making Continents: Continental Collision, Accretion, and Regional Metamorphism
Chapter 13 Continental Rifting and Magmatism
Chapter 14 Intraplate Magmatism, Hotspots, and Large Igneous Provinces
Chapter 15 What's Next?
Appendix 1 Selected Mineral Abbreviations
Appendix 2 Review of Rock-Forming Minerals
Appendix 3 Description and Classification of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks
Appendix 4 Periodic Table of the Elements
Appendix 5 Geologic Time Scale
Appendix 6 Mineral/Melt Distribution Coefficients
Appendix 7 Mineral Formulas and Formula Weights
Appendix 8 Mineral Oxide Compositions
Appendix 9 Oxide Molecular Weights and Gravimetric Factors
Appendix 10 Plots of Average Igneous Rock Compositions
