Magmatism in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

Bruce Marsh (Johns Hopkins University)

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Cambridge University Press
09 March 2023

Volcanology & seismology; Petrology; Geochemistry; Rocks, minerals & fossils

The mechanisms of magma movement, chemical differentiation and physical development, are derived from the geochemistry of igneous rocks, and from studying exposures of deep magmatic systems that have since solidified and been uplifted and exposed at the Earth's surface. The Ferrar Magmatic System of the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica provides an unparalleled example of a complete magmatic-volcanic system exposed in unprecedented detail. This book provides a unique and usual three-dimensional detailed examination of this system, providing insight into many magmatic processes normally unobservable, in particular how basaltic magma moves upwards through the crust, how it entrains, carries and deposits loads of crystals from great depths, and how this all contributes to Earth's evolution. Providing an explanation of how magmatic systems operate and how igneous rocks form, this is an invaluable resource ideal for researchers and graduate students in magma physics, igneous petrology, volcanology, and geochemistry.

By: Bruce Marsh (Johns Hopkins University)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 251mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 850g
ISBN: 9781009177085
ISBN 10: 1009177087
Pages: 290
Publication Date: 09 March 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. The Nature of Magmatism; 2. The McMurdo Dry Valleys Magmatic System (Ferrar McDV); 3. The Ferrar Dolerite Sills; 4. Ferrar Basic Petrologic Structure; 5. Nature and Distribution of Individual Sills; 6. Bull Pass Geology; 7. Dais Layered Intrusion; 8. Compositional Characteristics of the Ferrar McDV Magmatic System; 9. Crystal Entrainment and Transport; 10. Opx Provenance; 11. Noritic Magma, Primocryst Entrainment, and Source Sampling; 12. Regional distribution of Ferrar magmatic centers; 13. The Ferrar Magmatic Conundrum; 14. Ferrar Magma Source Material; Appendices; References; Index.

Bruce Marsh is Professor Emeritus at Johns Hopkins University. He is an expert on the physics and chemistry of planetary magmatic processes including geothermal energy. He is an elected Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, Geological Society of America, Mineralogical Society of America, and the Royal Astronomical Society, and has received many awards.