The Principles of PETROLOGY

The Principles of PETROLOGY
Author :
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 360
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9789401160261
ISBN-13 : 9401160260
Rating : 4/5 (260 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Principles of PETROLOGY by : G.W. Tyrrell

Download or read book The Principles of PETROLOGY written by G.W. Tyrrell and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: N this book the task of summarising modern petrology I from the genetic standpoint has been attempted. The scale of the work is small as compared with the magni tude of its subject, but it is nevertheless believed that the field has been reasonably covered. In conformity with the genetic viewpoint petrology, as contrasted with petrography, has been emphasised throughout; and purely descriptive mineralogical and petrographical detail has been omitted. Every petrologist who reads this book will recognise the author's indebtedness to Dr. A. Harker and Dr. A. Holmes, among British workers; to Prof. R. A. Daly, Dr. H. S. Washington, and Dr. N. L. Bowen, among American petrologists; and to Prof. J. H. L. Vogt, Prof. V. M. Goldschmidt, Prof. A. Lacroix, and Prof. P. Niggli. among European investigators. The emphasis laid on modern views, and the relative poverty of references to the works of the older generation of petrologists, does not imply any disrespect of the latter. It is due to recognition of the desirability of affording the petrological student a newer and wider range of reading references than is usually supplied in this class of work; for refer ences tend to become stereotyped as well as text and illustrations. Furthermore it is believed that all that is good and living in the older work has been incorporated, consciously or unconsciously, in the newer.


The Principles of PETROLOGY Related Books

The Principles of PETROLOGY
Language: en
Pages: 360
Authors: G.W. Tyrrell
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-12-06 - Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

N this book the task of summarising modern petrology I from the genetic standpoint has been attempted. The scale of the work is small as compared with the magni
Principles of Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
Language: en
Pages: 669
Authors: Anthony Robert Philpotts
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-01-29 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A textbook providing a quantitative approach to the petrologic principles of igneous and metamorphic rocks in a new edition.
Principles of Metamorphic Petrology
Language: en
Pages: 3
Authors: R. H. Vernon
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-04-07 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book offers a complete introduction to the study of metamorphic rocks.
Petrology
Language: en
Pages: 371
Authors: Gautam Sen
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-11-19 - Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This undergraduate textbook on the key subject of geology closely follows the core curriculum adopted by most universities throughout the world and is a must fo
Principles of Igneous Petrology
Language: en
Pages: 388
Authors: S. Maaloe
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-12-06 - Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Igneous petrology was to some extent essentially a descriptive sci ence until about 1960. The results were mainly obtained from field work, major element analys