A comprehensive, expertly authored account of the orogenic andesite association. Focuses on the classification, petrology, and mineralogy of orogenic volcanic rocks. Describes the characteristics and evolution of active orogenic provinces. Examines: the volcanological, chemical, and isotopic characteristics and experimental petrology of andesites and the roles of andesites in continental growth and in the formation of mineral deposits.
- ISBN10 0471280348
- ISBN13 9780471280347
- Publish Date 7 April 1982
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 12 May 1994
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Imprint John Wiley & Sons Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 738
- Language English