Igneous rocks : a classification and glossary of terms : recommendations of the International Union of Geological Sciences, Subcommission on the Systematics of Igneous Rocks

• Corporate Author: International Union of Geological Sciences. Subcommission on the Systematics of Igneous Rocks
• Other Authors: Le Maitre, R. W.
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Subjects: Igneous rocks > Classification.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 0511066511; 9780511066511; 1601197462; 9781601197467; 9780511535581; 0511535589; 0521619483; 9780521619486; 9780521662154; 052166215X
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 236 pages) : illustrations

Decades of field and microscope studies, and more recent quantitative geochemical analyses have resulted in a vast, and sometimes overwhelming, array of nomenclature and terminology associated with igneous rocks. This book presents a complete classification of igneous rocks based on all the recommen...