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Winner of the Textbook & Academic Authors Association's Most Promising Textbook Award Uniquely follows plate tectonics cycles, integrating igneous and metamorphic topics to engage and educate future Earth scientists. Petrology and Plate Tectonics, First Edition presents a groundbreaking approach to teaching petrology by using plate tectonics as a unifying theme and integrating igneous and metamorphic topics to equip students with a clearer understanding of essential geological concepts. Students gain deeper insights into vital concepts such as the movement of matter through Earth's crust and mantle, the interplay between petrologic cycles and surface processes, the whole Earth's water cycle, landscape evolution, and the formation of critical element deposits. This holistic approach illustrates how petrology influences and is shaped by Earth's evolving systems, including climate change, mass extinctions, and geological hazards.

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Author:   Allen Glazner ,  Matt Kohn
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN:  

9780190490645

ISBN 10:   0190490640
Pages:   592
Publication Date:   28 May 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Plate Tectonics and Petrology Chapter 2 Raw Materials: Formation of the Earth Chapter 3 Mid-Ocean Ridges and Production of Oceanic Crust Chapter 4 How Rocks Melt and How Melts Crystallize Chapter 5 Metamorphism and Hydration of Oceanic Lithosphere Chapter 6 Subduction and the Formation of Blueschists and Magmas Chapter 7 Volcanism and the Spectrum of Igneous Activity on Earth Chapter 8 Origins of Magmatic Diversity Chapter 9 Tools for Probing Magma Origin and Evolution Chapter 10 Plutons and How They Form Chapter 11 Contact Metamorphism, Hydrothermal Systems, and Thermochronology Chapter 12 Making Continents: Continental Collision, Accretion, and Regional Metamorphism Chapter 13 Continental Rifting and Magmatism Chapter 14 Intraplate Magmatism, Hotspots, and Large Igneous Provinces Chapter 15 What's Next? Appendix 1 Selected Mineral Abbreviations Appendix 2 Review of Rock-Forming Minerals Appendix 3 Description and Classification of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks Appendix 4 Periodic Table of the Elements Appendix 5 Geologic Time Scale Appendix 6 Mineral/Melt Distribution Coefficients Appendix 7 Mineral Formulas and Formula Weights Appendix 8 Mineral Oxide Compositions Appendix 9 Oxide Molecular Weights and Gravimetric Factors Appendix 10 Plots of Average Igneous Rock Compositions

Reviews

The text is written so the student knows that not all questions in petrology are answered yet. The writing is engaging and pushes students to ask questions, and then the text provides tools to help the students answer those questions. - Jason Ricketts, University of Texas, El Paso I think (very strongly!!) the organization presented here is an improvement over the traditional approach. - Matthew Brueseke, Kansas State University The tone, approach, everything is far superior to the texts I have learned and taught from. It also inspired me to think about how I am teaching and how I could improve in the classroom. - Carrie Menold, Albion College The examples and toolboxes show real solutions to problems that students might encounter in research or future studies. - Mary Fidler, Clemson University The text fits perfectly with modern geoscience curricula that emphasize integration of plate tectonics throughout courses. - Joshua Schwartz, California State University, Northridge The figures are excellent, clear and well thought out. They are quite useful for teaching the material. - Zachary D. Atlas, University of South Florida

Author Information

Allen Glazner is Distinguished Professor of Geology Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He earned a B.A. in Geology from Pomona College and a Ph.D. in Geology from the University of California at Los Angeles. An award-winning teacher specializing in igneous petrology, tectonics, and geoinformatics, he is also author of five books in the popular Geology Underfoot.series. Matt Kohn is Distinguished Professor in Geosciences at Boise State University. He earned a B.S. in Geology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Geology from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He uses geochemistry of metamorphic rocks to investigate orogenesis and geochemistry of fossil teeth to study Cenozoic paleoclimate and paleoecology. His book Tested describes his adventures in China during the pandemic.

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