Preface to the second EditionPreface to the first EditionAcknowledgementsAbout the companion websiteChapter 1 An introduction to magmas and magmatic rocksChapter 2 Basalts and related rocksChapter 3 Magma differentiationChapter 4 Gabbroic rocksChapter 5 Ultramafic rocksChapter 6 Andesite, dacite and rhyoliteChapter 7 How magmas erupt ? an introduction to pyroclastic processes and productsChapter 8 Granitic rocksChapter 9 Alkali rocksAppendix A ? Mineral identification using a polarizing microscopeAppendix B - Petrographic calculationsAppendix C - Symbols, units and constants used in this bookGlossaryAnswers to exercisesBibliographyIndexColour plate section between pp. X and X
Robin Gill lectured in igneous petrology, geochemistry, and volcanology at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.Godfrey Fitton is Professor of Igneous Petrology at the University of Edinburgh, UK.