Petrology and Genesis of Leucite-Bearing Rocks

by A.K. Gupta and K. Yagi

Many interesting and perplexing questions arise in connection with the highly potassic volcanic associa- tion dominated by mafic and ultramafic rocks contain- ing leucite. Its occurrence is very restricted as compar- ed with the olivine-basalt trachyte kindred, but it is distributed at widely scattered points on all the conti- nents, and its chemical and petrographic individuality is both remarkable and constant. A considerable litera- ture is available...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642675522
• ISBN13: 9783642675522
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"