Abstract
THE igneous rocks arise by processes taking place in the physical chemical system of the magma, and the study of the genesis of these rocks is largely concerned with the application of physical chemistry to these systems. Few geologists, however, have this fundamental knowledge their training has been too broad. It is the aim of this book to present to the geologist those principles of physical chemistry that will enable him to interpret the life-history of these rocks. The phase rule and its application to igneous systems are the basis of the treatment.
Interpretative Petrology of the Igneous Rocks
By Prof. H. L. Ailing. Pp. xv + 353. (New York and London: McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1936.) 24s.
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[Short Notices]. Nature 139, 460 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/139460b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/139460b0