Petrology : the study of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks (2^nd Ed.)

This text, designed for the middle-level undergraduate geology major, incorporates both fundamentals and information on recent advances in our understanding of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. It provides an overview of the field of petrology and a solid foundation for more advanced studies. For each class of rocks igneous, sedimentary, and metamorhic the author describes textures, structures, mineralogy, chemistry, and classification as a background to discussing representative occurrences and petrogenesis (rock origins).

Part 1:Introduction 1 Rocks and Earth Structure Part 2:Igneous Rocks 2 Igneous Rocks: Their Structures and Textures 3 Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Classification of Igneous Rocks 4 The Phase Rule and Phase Diagrams 5 Petrogenesis, Movement, and Modification of Magmas 6 Basalts and Ultramafic Volcanic Rocks 7 Rhyolites and Pyroclastic Rocks 8 Andesites and Related Rocks 9 Ultramafic-Mafic Complexes and Related Rocks 10 Granodiorites and Related Rocks 11 Alkaline Igneous Rocks and Carbonatites Part 3:Sedimentary Rocks 12 Sedimentary Rocks: Their Structures, Textures, and Compositions 13 Classification of Sedimentary Rocks 14 Sedimentary Provenance, Processes, and Diagenesis 15 Sedimentary Environments 16 Mudrocks 17 Sandstones 18 Conglomerates, Diamictites, Breccias 19 Carbonate Rocks 20 Cherts, Evaporites, and Other Precipitated Rocks Part 4:Metamorphic Rocks 21 Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rock Textures and Structures 22 Metamorphic Conditions, Classifications, Mineralogies, Protoliths, Facies, and Facies Series 23 Metamorphic Phase Diagrams 24 Contact Metamorphism 25 Regional Metamorphism Under Low to Medium P/T Conditions: Buchan and Barrovian Facies Series 26 High P/T Metamorphism: Franciscan and Sanbagawa Facies Series and the Origin of Blueschists 27 Eclogites 28 Dynamic Metamorphism 29 Alpine Ultramafic Rocks and the Mantle Part 5:Epilogue 30 Petrotectonic Assemblages