Features chapters on Volcanism, appendices and sharper photos, this book covers all three different rock types.

"Petrology" 3rd edition successfully builds upon the strengths of its predecessor, but now also includes fresh and engaging features to bring the book to the forefront of today's teaching. New chapters on Volcanism, new appendices and sharper photos make this a must-have for all students of petrology. In addition to these changes, "Petrology" has been thoroughly updated throughout and remains the only text of its kind to cover all three different rock types.

PART I: IGNEOUS ROCKS - Introduction to Igneous Environments - Igneous Minerals and Textures - Chemistry and Classification of Igneous Rocks - Volcanism - Origin of Magmas - Evolution of Magmas - Petrology of the Mantle - Igneous Rocks of the Oceanic Lithosphere - Igneous Rocks of Convergent Margins - Igneous Rocks of Continental Lithosphere - PART II: SEDIMENTARY ROCKS - The Occurrence of Sedimentary Rocks - Weathering and Soils - Conglomerates and Sandstones - Diagenesis of Sandstones - Mudrocks - Limestones and Dolostones - Other Types of Sedimentary Rocks - PART III: METAMORPHIC ROCKS - Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks - Isograds, Metamorphic Facies, and Pressure-Temperature Evolution - Assemblages, Reactions, and Equilibrium - Controls of Metamorphic Reactions -
Metamorphism of Mafic and Ultramafic Igneous Rocks - Metamorphism of Aluminous Clastic Rocks - Metamorphism of Calcareous Rocks - Appendices - Glossary -