Igneous Petrogenesis A Global Tectonic Approach

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...