Metamorphic Crystallization

by Ralph Kretz and Ralph Kretz

Exploring the solid state chemical changes which have taken place in the upper regions of the Earth during its long history, this study reviews thermodynamics as applied to common rock-forming minerals and mineral associations, and provides a classification of mineral equilibria, examining representative natural and experimental examples of different types. There is also a review of the kinetics of reactions involving crystals and an examination of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471942146
• ISBN13: 9780471942146
• Release Date: November 1994
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"