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The origin of different kinds of igneous rocks can be understood in terms of the tectonic setting in which they form and in terms of the isotope compositions of strontium, neodymium, and lead they contain. This book explains the petrogenesis of igneous rocks as a consequence of tectonic... read more
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- Powell
- Stern
- Hawkesworth
- Pankhurst
- Mahoney
- Duncan
- Leeman
- Allegre
- Hofmann
- Whitford
- Benioff
- Davidson
- Mcdougall
- Armstrong
- White
- Sr
- Vollmer
- Faure
- Wilson
- Dupre
- Ferrar
- Peterman
- Carlson
- Davis
- Harris
- Chauvel
- Stewart
- Dawson
- Hurley
- Brooks
- Gerlach
- Vidal
- Dupuy
- Maud Land
- Hegner
- Kyle
- Burwell
- Frey
- Thompson
- Mcculloch
- Dickin
- Alexandra Range
- Wasserburg
- Murthy
- Barton
- Hamilton
- Davies
- Peate
Setting & Locations edit
- Iceland
- Honshu
- Indian Ocean
- South Africa
- Brazil
- Australia
- Antarctica
- Mid-atlantic Ridge
- North America
- Tanzania
- Italy
- Ontario
- Usa
- California
- Pacific Ocean
- Atlantic Ocean
- Skye
- Ethiopia
- Namibia
- Saudi Arabia
- Gondwana
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Transantarctic Mountains
- Victoria Land
- New Mexico
- Arizona
- Tristan Da Cunha
- Uganda
- Polynesia
- Afar
- Japan
- Yemen
- St. Helena
- Cameroon Line
- Spain
- Mariana Islands
- Grenada
- East Africa
- China
- Scotland
- East Pacific Rise
- South America
- Snake River Plain
- East Greenland
- New England
- Sudan
- Luzon
First Sentence edit
The origin of igneous rocks is now understood in considerable detail based on interpretations of mineralogical, chemical, and isotopic data.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Gunter Faure (Author)
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- Dewey: 552.1
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