The Principles of PETROLOGY: An Introduction to the Science of Rocks

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Introduction....Pages 1-12
Forms and Structures of Igneous Rocks....Pages 13-45
Composition and Constitution of Magmas....Pages 46-56
The Formation of Igneous Rocks....Pages 57-78
Textures and Microstructures....Pages 79-100
Classification of Igneous Rocks....Pages 101-131
The Distribution of Igneous Rocks in Space and Time....Pages 132-147
Origin of Igneous Rocks....Pages 148-170
Introduction....Pages 171-180
The Residual Deposits....Pages 181-186
Sedimentary Rocks; Mineralogical, Textural, and Structural Characters....Pages 187-202
Sedimentary Rocks—Descriptive....Pages 203-216
Deposits of Chemical Origin....Pages 217-233
Deposits of Organic Origin....Pages 234-249
Metamorphism....Pages 251-259
Metamorphic Minerals, Processes, and Structures....Pages 260-280
Cataclastic Metamorphism and Its Products....Pages 281-288
Thermal Metamorphism and Its Products....Pages 289-302
Dynamothermal Metamorphism and Its Products....Pages 303-312
Plutonic Metamorphism and Its Products....Pages 313-320
Metasomatism and Additive Processes of Metamorphism....Pages 321-336
Back Matter....Pages 337-349