|
|
Can't find it?
- read this -
The Geological Society of America publishes a wide range of peer-reviewed scholarly works in the form of journals, books, field guides, maps, and charts. The GSA Bookstore also carries educational materials, plus a variety of field tools.
|
|
 Browse categories at left.
|
|
|
| The Field Description of Igneous Rocks, Second Edition |
|---|
 | | | Member | Non-Member | | | $40.00 | $45.00 | | |  |
|
| | by | Dougal Jerram
Nick Petford
| | Year Published: | 2011 | | Total Pages: | 256 | | ISBN: | 9780470022368 | | Product Code: | ROCKS | | The Second Edition of this unique pocket field guide has been thoroughly revised and updated to include advances in physical volcanology, emplacement of magmas and interpreting structures and textures in igneous rocks. The book integrates new field based techniques (AMS and geophysical studies of pluton shape) with new topics on magma mixing and mingling, sill emplacement and magma sediment interaction. Part of the successful Field Guide series, this book includes revised sections on granitic and basaltic rocks and for the first time a new chapter on the engineering properties of igneous rocks.
The Geological Field Guide Series is specifically designed for scientists and students to use in the field when information and resources may be more difficult to access.
Many editions have been updated for 2011 and the guides are:
• Student-friendly in design and cost
• Durable
• Lightweight
• Pocket-sized
• Reliable
• Concise
Wiley-Blackwell (publisher) |
|
If you cannot find a particular product, it may be due to low inventory. Please contact GSA Sales & Service, +1-888-443-4472 (toll-free in US); +1-303-357-1000, option 3; gsaservice@geosociety.org, for availability information. Alternatively, many out-of-print books may be found at GSA Online Publications. To locate the book online, please visit www.gsapubs.org. Thanks for visiting the GSA Bookstore!
|
|
|
