Origin of Igneous Rocks: The Isotopic Evidence - Couverture rigide

Faure, Gunter

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 3540677720 ISBN 13 : 9783540677727

Editeur : Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 2000

Synopsis

his book is intended for graduate students of the Earth Sciences who require a T comprehensive examination of the origins of igneous rocks as recorded by the isotope compositions of the strontium, neodymium, lead, and oxygen they contain. Students who have not had a formal course in the systematics of radiogenic isotopes can acquire a basic understanding of this subject by a careful study of Chap. 1. Addi- tional information is readily available in a textbook by Faure (1986). The primary purpose of this book is to demonstrate how the isotope composition of Sr, Nd, Pb, and 0 in igneous rocks has been used to shed light on the origin of igneous rocks and hence on the activity of the mantle and on its interactions with the continental and oceanic crust. The presentations are based on the premise that igneous and metamorphic rocks form as a direct consequence of the dynamic processes of the mantle and of the re- sulting interactions between the mantle and the crust. Accordingly, Chap. 2 to 6 ex- amine specific types of igneous rocks that form in particular tectonic settings. Each of these chapters starts with questions about the properties of the mantle and crust, and about the relation between the tectonic setting and the rock-forming processes that take place in that setting.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Gunter Faure received his B.Sc. degree in geology in 1957 from the University of Western Ontario and Ph.D. in 1961 from M.I.T. He became an Assistant Professor in 1962 at the Ohio State University and was promoted to Professor in 1968. He has been teaching popular graduate-level courses in isotope geology and aqueous geochemistry as well as a course in planetary science for undergraduates.Gunter Faure's research has ranged widely from the origin of basalt to the geochemistry of streams contaminated by acidic mine drainage. He is coauthor of a monograph and author of two successful textbooks. Gunter Faure is the founder and former Editor-in-Chief of the scientific journal Isotope Geoscience and the former Executive Editor of Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. In addition, he is the former President of the International Association of Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry.

Présentation de l'éditeur

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 processes resulting from interactions between asthenopheric plumes and the overlying lithospheric mantle. The relevant principles of isotope geochemistry are explained in chapter 1 making this book accessible to university students as well as to professionals. The relevant isotopic data are presented in diagrammatic form. In addition, the text avoids the use of acronyms.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3540677720
• ISBN 13: 9783540677727
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 496
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