Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, 2nd Edition

1. Overview of fundamental concepts.

2. Composition and classification of magmatic rocks.

3. Thermodynamics and kinetics: an introduction.

4. Silicate melts and volatile fluids in magma systems.

5. Crystal-melt equilibria in magmatic systems.

6. Chemical dynamics of melts and crystals.

7. Kinetic paths and fabric of magmatic rocks.

8. Physical and thermal dynamics of bodies of magma.

9. Magma ascent and emplacement: field relations of intrusions.

10. Magma extrusion: field relations of volcanic rock bodies.

11. Generation of magma.

12. Differentiation of magmas.

13. Magmatic petrotectonic associations.

14. Metamorphic rocks and metamorphism: an overview.

15. Petrography of metamorphic rocks: fabric, composition, and classification.

16. Metamorphic mineral reactions and equilibria.

17. Evolution of imposed metamorphic fabrics: processes and kinetics.

18. Metamorphism at convergent plate margins: P-T-t paths, facies, and zones.

19. Precambrian rock associations.

Appendix A.

Appendix B.

References Cited.

Glossary.

Index