Igneous rocks and the depths of the earth : containing some revised chapters of "Igneous rocks and their origin" (1914) / by Reginald Aldworth Daly

Daly, R. A. (Reginald Aldworth) (1871-1957)

Published by New York ; London : McGraw-Hill, 1933

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Library copy with remaining marks. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; xvi, 598 p. ; 24 cm. Notes; Bibliographical foot-notes. Contents; Contains: Types of igneous roccks - Distribution and relative quantities of igneous-rock species - Eruptive types and geological time - Some physical properties of rocks - Injected bodies - Subjacent bodies - Extrusive bodies - Outer shells of the earth - Internal heat of the earth - Abyssal injection - Magmatic stoping - Pure melting and assimilation of rocks - Differentiation of magmas - Mechanism of volcanic vents of the central type - Gabbro clan - Granite clan - Diorite clan - Granodiorite clan - Syenite clan - Feldspathoidal clans - Ultramafic rocks - Principles and projects. Subjects; Igneous rocks. Igneous rocks Petrology. Earth Internal structure. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Igneous rocks and the depths of the earth : containing some revised chapters of "Igneous rocks and their origin" (1914) / by Reginald Aldworth Daly
• Publisher: New York ; London : McGraw-Hill
• Publication Date: 1933
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd edition.
• Weight: 1 kilogram