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Basalts and phase diagrams [electronic resource] : an introduction to the quantitative use of phase diagrams in igneous petrology / Stearns A. Morse.

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In this newly revised and expanded edition the reader finds both an introduction to igneous petrology and an exposition of the quantitative use of phase diagrams in understanding the origin and crystallization history of basic magmas. The book provides a step-by- step analysis of crystallization and...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Morse, Stearns A. (Stearns Anthony), 1931-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2024.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Basalt.
Phase diagrams.
Igneous rocks.
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface to the Second Edition
  • Preamble: A Remarkable Experiment
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Basalt Problems
  • Phase Diagrams as Models of Rocks
  • Chapter 2: Mineralogy and Chemistry of Basalts
  • Mineralogy
  • Chemistry
  • The CIPW Norm
  • The Basalt Tetrahedron: A Model for Basalt Study
  • Petrographic Characteristics
  • Other Types of Norm Calculation
  • Chapter 3: Crystals and Melts
  • Introduction
  • Definitions
  • Water: A Familiar But Misleading Example
  • The Phenomena of Melting and Crystallization
  • Supercooling and Superheating
  • Melting as a Function of Pressure
  • Solutions: Solid and Liquid
  • The Structure of Melts
  • A Final Note About Freezing
  • Chapter 4: The Phase Rule as a Tool
  • Introduction
  • Systems, Components, Phases, Variables, Equilibrium
  • The Phase Rule and Variance
  • Exchange Reactions
  • Chapter 5: Diopside and Anorthite: Supposedly a Binary Eutectic System
  • Introduction
  • Preparation and Melting of Diopside (Di)
  • Preparation and Melting of Anorthite (An)
  • Preparation of Di-An Mixtures
  • T-X Plots: Liquidus and Solidus
  • Diopside-Anorthite as a Binary System
  • Variance in Di-An
  • The Lever Rule
  • Nature of the Eutectic: Isothermal Melting and Crystallization
  • Analysis of Crystallization and Melting
  • Fractional Crystallization and Melting
  • Complications
  • Binary Solid Solutions in General
  • Non-binary Solid Solution: The Role of Al in Pyroxene
  • A Relevant Graphical Treatment
  • Petrologic Consequences
  • Summary of Basic Principles
  • G-X Diagrams
  • Chapter 6: Plagioclase: The System An-Ab
  • Introduction
  • Preparation and Melting of Albite
  • Liquidus and Solidus
  • Variance
  • Lever Rule
  • Equilibrium Crystallization
  • Fractional Crystallization
  • Equilibrium Melting
  • Fractional Melting
  • Assimilation
  • The Lever Rule with Fractional Crystallization and Melting
  • G-X Diagrams
  • Systematics of Binary Solutions
  • Historical Note: A Bowen History Updated
  • Present Work
  • Chapter 7: Diopside-Albite: A Complex System
  • Introduction
  • Pseudobinary T-X Diagram
  • Components and Liquid Trends
  • Petrologic Considerations
  • Chapter 8: Diopside-Anorthite-Albite
  • Introduction
  • Properties of Triangles
  • Deduction of the Ternary T-X Projection
  • The Experimental Ternary Diagram
  • Equilibrium Crystallization
  • The Di + L Field
  • The Projected Plagioclase Loop
  • The Plagioclase + L Field
  • Isothermal Sections
  • Variance
  • Completion of Equilibrium Crystallization
  • Application of the Lever Rule
  • Fractional Crystallization
  • Rock Paths (ISC Paths)
  • Equilibrium Melting
  • Fractional Melting
  • Complications Due to Non-ternary Nature
  • Summary of Basic Principles
  • Lever Rule with Fractional Crystallization and Melting
  • Derivation of Fractionation and Equilibrium Paths
  • Equilibrium Paths
  • Chapter 9: Forsterite-Diopside-Anorthite: A Basaltic Analog
  • Introduction
  • Preparation and Melting of Forsterite

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