New Coauthor, Brent Owens, Associate Professor at William & Mary, has taken the lead on the chapters on igneous rocks, and has revised them to reflect contemporary research.
Extensive updating throughout, incorporating important new findings and concepts from the past decade.
New Chapter 4, Volcanism provides expanded treatment of volcanoes and volcanic processes, including a section on extraterrestiral volcanism which covers volcanic activity on other planets.
Reference lists now appear with each chapter making them a more convenient tool for students using the book to launch into their own research.
Two new appendices, Isotopes in Petrology, and Trace Elements in Igneous Petrology, give instructors the option of including more detailed information on these two topics.
Enhanced photo program, including a number of new original images from the authors.
To help instructors enhance lectures and develop Web sites for their course, we are making all text art for Petrology, Third Edition available for download. Note: This material is protected by copyright and cannot be reproduced or distributed without permission.