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An Introduction to Metamorphic Petrology
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Artikel-Nr:
9781108471558
Veröffentl:
2022
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Erscheinungsdatum:
13.10.2022
Seiten:
344
Autor:
Bruce Yardley
Gewicht:
963 g
Format:
260x208x23 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Bruce Yardley is Emeritus Professor at the University of Leeds and previously taught at the Universities of Manchester and East Anglia and has spent sabbaticals at Otago, ETH Zurich and Wisconsin - Madison. He has worked on many aspects of metamorphic petrology and crustal fluid processes, and has served as Chair of the Metamorphic Studies Group (1991-3), Science Secretary of the Geological Society of London (2002-6), President of the European Association of Geochemistry (2005-6) and also President of the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (2019-20). He has held a Harkness Fellowship, at the University of Washington (1974-76) and a Humboldt Prize at GFZ Potsdam (2009-11).
A new edition of a classic text which introduces metamorphic rocks and how they form, now thoroughly updated and featuring new colour illustrations and numerous exercises. This textbook provides the basis for an undergraduate course or for more advanced self-study and research.
1. The Concept of Metamorphism; 2. Chemical Equilibrium in Metamorphism; 3. The Pressure-Temperature Conditions of Metamorphism; 4. Metamorphism of Pelitic Rocks; 5. Metamorphism of Basic Igneous Rocks; 6. Metamorphism of Limestones - Marbles, Calc-Silicates and Skarns; 7. Mineral Growth and Textures in Metamorphic Rocks; 8. Metamorphism Linked to Deformation; 9. The Duration of Metamorphism; 10. Metamorphism and Tectonics.