Granitoid Rocks [Hardcover]

By stressing the various techniques used to determine the petrogenic history of granites, and by bridging the gap between undergraduate and research texts, this book provides a clear understanding of the current state of knowledge of the granite family.Preface. Introduction. Field relations. Mineralogy, texture and mineral chemistry of granitoid rocks. Whole-rock geochemistry of granitoids. Geochronology: absolute age determinations. Experimental petrology. Economic geology of granitoid rocks. Case studies and genetic classifications. Investigations of granitoid rocks: past, present and future. Appendix A: checklist for field observations on granite rocks. Appendix B: Important collected works on granitoid rocks. References. Index.a general text.... covers all of the major themes currently relevant to the study of granitoid rocks. ... excellent summary tables.... helpful checklist of field observations.... I found this an enjoyable, easy-to-read book not without humour. - Geological Magazine; For many years there has been something of a gap in the range of rock-types covered by modern petrological textbooks. Granites, by and large, have remained the Cinderella of igneous rocks. In my view these case studies lift the book above the level of merely encyclopaedic petrological texts. - Terra Books; the author has organised material in a way that is easily accessible to students... figures are appropriate... a useful compilation of important collected volumes on granites... There are valuable compilations of terminology, macroscopic and microscopic characteristics, techniques, and applications. I will certainly recommend students to read this book... - Journal of Petrology; timely, topical, logical, interesting... This is a thoroughly thought-provoking book... D B Clarke has succeeded in filling a niche in petrology of granitoid rocks, and has the rare ability to make the book spring to life. At the price it represents good value for monlƒ'