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Petrography; an introduction to the study of rocks in thin sections
- Title
- Petrography; an introduction to the study of rocks in thin sections, by Howel Williams, Francis J. Turner, and Charles M. Gilbert.
- Author
- Williams, Howel, 1898-1980.
- Publication
- San Francisco, W.H. Freeman, 1954.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | QE431 .W73 | Off-site |
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- Description
- x, 406 pages illustrations; 24 cm
- Series Statement
- A Series of geology texts
- Uniform Title
- Series of geology texts.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliography.
- Contents
- Igneous rocks -- Introduction -- Textures and classification of Igneous rocks -- The Gabbro Clan -- The Alkali Gabbro Clan -- The ultramafic clan and the lamprophyres -- The diorite, monzonite, and syenite clans -- The granodiorite, adamellite, and granite clans -- Pyroclastic rocks -- Metamorphic rocks -- Metamorphism, its petrographic criteria and its products -- Hornfelses and spotted slates -- Cataclasites, mylonites, and phyllonites -- Slates, phyllites, and schists of low metamorphic grade -- High-grade schists, amphibolites, granulites, and eclogites -- Sedimentary rocks -- The origin of sedimentary rocks -- The composition and texture of sedimentary rocks -- Sandstones -- Argillaceous rocks -- Calcareous rocks -- Miscellaneous sedimentary rocks.
- ISBN
- 0716702061
- 9780716702061
- LCCN
- 54005872
- OCLC
- ocm00330310
- 330310
- SCSB-262163
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library