The Evolution of the Igneous Rocks, by N. L. Bowen, appeared in 1928 and had a profound influence on later generations of petrologists. Drawing on his series of lectures at Princeton University in the spring of 1927, Dr. Bowen identified, outlined, and applied the principles of physical chemistry relevant to petrological processes. Whereas the major petrochemical questions he discussed are still relevant today, the answers appear to change with time. The purpose of the present volume is to provide an updated view of those questions, in the light of almost fifty years of accumulated observations, using the principles Bowen set forth. Originally published in 1979. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
By:
H. S. Yoder Jr.
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 4211
Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 31mm
Weight: 822g
ISBN: 9780691601953
ISBN 10: 069160195X
Series: Princeton Legacy Library
Pages: 602
Publication Date: 19 May 2015
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
,
General/trade
,
Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
*Frontmatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*PREFACE, pg. xi*Chapter 1. THE PROBLEM OF THE DIVERSITY OF IGNEOUS ROCKS, pg. 1*Chapter 2. SILICATE LIQUID IMMISCIBILITY IN MAGMAS, pg. 15*Chapter 3. FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION AND PARTIAL FUSION, pg. 59*Chapter 4. CRYSTALLIZATION IN SILICATE SYSTEMS, pg. 77*Chapter 5. THE REACTION PRINCIPLE, pg. 133*Chapter 6. FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION OF BASALTIC MAGMA, pg. 171*Chapter 7. THE LIQUID LINE OF DESCENT AND VARIATION DIAGRAMS, pg. 205*Chapter 8. GLASS AND THE GLASSY ROCKS, pg. 233*Chapter 9. ROCKS WHOSE COMPOSITION IS DETERMINED BY CRYSTAL ACCUMULATION AND SORTING, pg. 245*Chapter 10. EFFECTS OF ASSIMILATION, pg. 307*Chapter 11. THE FORMATION OF SILICEOUS POTASSIC GLASSY ROCKS, pg. 339*Chapter 12. THE FELDSPATHOIDAL ALKALINE ROCKS, pg. 351*Chapter 13. MELILITE-BEARING ROCKS AND RELATED LAMPROPHYRES, pg. 391*Chapter 14. THE FRACTIONAL RESORPTION OF COMPLEX MINERALS AND THE FORMATION OF STRONGLY FEMIC ALKALINE ROCKS, pg. 413*Chapter 15. FURTHER EFFECTS OF FRACTIONAL RESORPTION, pg. 423*Chapter 16. THE IMPORTANCE OF VOLATILE CONSTITUENTS, pg. 439*Chapter 17. PETROGENESIS AND THE PHYSICS OF THE EARTH, pg. 483*Chapter 18. PARTITIONING BY DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS: A MEASURE OF CONSISTENCY IN THE NOMENCLATURE AND CLASSIFICATION OF VOLCANIC ROCKS, pg. 521*AUTHOR INDEX, pg. 533*SUBJECT INDEX, pg. 544*SYSTEMS INDEX, pg. 586
