As a major text in igneous petrology, this innovative book
offers a much-needed, radically different approach to the study of
igneous rocks. Bridging a long-recognized gap in the literature by
providing petrogenic models for magmatismin terms of global
tectonic processes, it encompasses geophysics and geochemistry in a
comprehensive treatment of the subject.
Most textbooks in igneous petrology have intended to avoid
discussion of potentially controversial petrogenetic models.
However, this is precisely the sort of information senior students
of igneous petrology require. Dr Wilson has drawn on 15 years of
research and 10 years of teaching experience in writing an account
of what is now a well established understanding of the processes
involved in environments of magma generation. She provides full
discussions of the major-element, trace-element, and radiogenic
isotope characteristics of magmas generated in different tectonic
settings and she deals with the information derived from such data
concerning magma source regions and their ascent trough the Earth's
lithosphere. Additionally each chapter contains a summary of
geophysical data relating to crustal and mantle structure and the
location of magma reservoirs.
The modular format of the book will facilitate its use by all
students, researchers and professionals with an interest in igneous
petrology. A basic knowledge of geochemistry, mineralogy, phase
diagrams, regional geology and global tectonics is assumed, but
such advanced topics as trace element and isotope geochemistry can
be omitted initially if the reader's background is inappropriate.
The text is profusely illustrated and the bibliography contains
over 1000 carefully selected references.
Marge Wilson graduated in geology at the University of Oxford.
She then spent a year at the University of California, Berkeley,
and subsequently studied the petrogenesis of nepheline syenites
from the Gardar province of Greenland, leading to a PhD from the
University of Leeds. Her research has focused on island-arc,
oceanic-island and intra-continental plate tectonic settings.
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