Petrogenesis of Metamorphic Rocks - Hardcover

Bucher, Kurt; Frey, Martin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3540431306 ISBN 13: 9783540431305

Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 2002

Synopsis

Metamorphic rocks make up the largest volume of the Earth. They systematically change their mineralogical composition as a result of tecto-thermal events. The outstanding feature of the 7th edition of this book is the large number of phase diagrams showing the stability relations among minerals and groups of minerals found in metamorphic rocks. The diagrams help to determine the pressure and temperature conditions under which a given collected set of metamorphic rocks may have formed. More than half of the chapters have been completely rewritten or revised. All figures have been edited and improved and recent advances in the field such as multiequilibria thermobarometry and pseudosections were incorporated in the text. The bibliography has been revised and extended, new research publications have also been included. Graduate students will find in depth information on the origin, significance and genesis of metamorphic rocks.

About this title

About the Author

Kurt Bucher is currently Full Professor of Mineralogy at the University of Freiburg (Germany).

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540431306
• ISBN 13: 9783540431305
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 357
• Editor: Winkler H.G.F.