Igneous Rocks Classification Glossary Terms 2e Maitre… 9780521619486 Cond=LN:NSD

Igneous Rocks: A Classification and Glossary of TermsRecommendations of the International Union of Geological Sciences Subcommission on the Systematics of Igneous Rocks\nAuthor(s): R. W. Le Maitre, A. Streckeisen, B. Zanettin, M. J. Le Bas, B. Bonin, P. Bateman\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521619486, 978-0521619486\nSynopsis\nDecades of field and microscope studies, and more recent quantitative geochemical analyses have resulted in a vast, and sometimes overwhelming, array of nomenclature and terminology associated with igneous rocks. This book presents a complete classification of igneous rocks based on all the recommendations of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) Subcommission on the Systematics of Igneous Rocks. The glossary of igneous terms has been fully updated since the first edition and now includes 1637 entries, of which 316 are recommended by the Subcommission..