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Book SynopsisThe Evolution of the Igneous Rocks, by N. L. Bowen, appeared in 1928 and had a profound influence on later generations of petrologists. Drawing on his series of lectures at Princeton University in the spring of 1927, Dr. Bowen identified, outlined, and applied the principles of physical chemistry relevant to petrological processes. Whereas the majo
Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*PREFACE, pg. xi*Chapter 1. THE PROBLEM OF THE DIVERSITY OF IGNEOUS ROCKS, pg. 1*Chapter 2. SILICATE LIQUID IMMISCIBILITY IN MAGMAS, pg. 15*Chapter 3. FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION AND PARTIAL FUSION, pg. 59*Chapter 4. CRYSTALLIZATION IN SILICATE SYSTEMS, pg. 77*Chapter 5. THE REACTION PRINCIPLE, pg. 133*Chapter 6. FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION OF BASALTIC MAGMA, pg. 171*Chapter 7. THE LIQUID LINE OF DESCENT AND VARIATION DIAGRAMS, pg. 205*Chapter 8. GLASS AND THE GLASSY ROCKS, pg. 233*Chapter 9. ROCKS WHOSE COMPOSITION IS DETERMINED BY CRYSTAL ACCUMULATION AND SORTING, pg. 245*Chapter 10. EFFECTS OF ASSIMILATION, pg. 307*Chapter 11. THE FORMATION OF SILICEOUS POTASSIC GLASSY ROCKS, pg. 339*Chapter 12. THE FELDSPATHOIDAL ALKALINE ROCKS, pg. 351*Chapter 13. MELILITE-BEARING ROCKS AND RELATED LAMPROPHYRES, pg. 391*Chapter 14. THE FRACTIONAL RESORPTION OF COMPLEX MINERALS AND THE FORMATION OF STRONGLY FEMIC ALKALINE ROCKS, pg. 413*Chapter 15. FURTHER EFFECTS OF FRACTIONAL RESORPTION, pg. 423*Chapter 16. THE IMPORTANCE OF VOLATILE CONSTITUENTS, pg. 439*Chapter 17. PETROGENESIS AND THE PHYSICS OF THE EARTH, pg. 483*Chapter 18. PARTITIONING BY DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS: A MEASURE OF CONSISTENCY IN THE NOMENCLATURE AND CLASSIFICATION OF VOLCANIC ROCKS, pg. 521*AUTHOR INDEX, pg. 533*SUBJECT INDEX, pg. 544*SYSTEMS INDEX, pg. 586
