New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, Date: 1989. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. xviii, 66 p. 26 cm. B&w maps, figures, and tables. Brown cloth in cream coloured dustjacket. Some discolouration to jacket edges and endpapers. Former owner's name on front free endpaper and ink date on title page. Entries from Acid(ic) igneous rocks to Zeolite facies. Includes list of contributors, abbreviations, author citation index, and subject index. 1989. Van Nostrand Reinhold ISBN 0442206232 9780442206239 [CA]

ISBN10: 0442206232, ISBN13: 9780442206239, [publisher: Springer US] Hardcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Featuring over 250 contributions from more than 100 earth scientists from 18 countries, The Encyclopedia of Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology deals with the nature and genesis of igneous rocks that have crystallized from molten magma, and of metamorphic rocks that are the products of re-crystallization associated with increases in temperature and pressure, mainly at considerable depths in the Earth's crust. Entries range from alkaline rocks to zeolite facies - providing information on the mineralogical, chemical and textural characters of rock types, the development of concepts and the present state of knowledge across the spectrum of igneous and metamorphic petrology, together with extensive lists of both commonly used and little used terms and bibliographies.
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