14. THE LANGUAGE OF PETROLOGY

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. FIGURES xi
4. TABLES xiii
5. PREFACE xv
6. THE FOUNDATIONAL ERA
7. 1. BREATH-PIPES AND IGNIVOMOUS MOUNTAINS 3
8. 2. BASALTES PRISMATIQUES 16
9. 3. FIRE OR WATER? 34
10. 4. THE "INSOLENTLY TRIUMPHANT DOGMAII 50
11. 5. SUBTERRANEOUS LAVA 62
12. THE PRIMITIVE ERA
13. 6. WET OR DRY? 81
14. 7. CLASSES AND ORDERS 104
15. 8. BASALT AND TRACHYTE 125
16. THE MICROSCOPE ERA
17. 9. MINUTE OBJECTS, GREAT CONCLUSIONS 143
18. 10. BASALT OR MELAPHYRE? 167
19. 11. PROVINCES AND PLUGS 182
20. 12. SPALTUNG UND KERNE 199
21. 13. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY AND PETROLOGY 215
22. 14. THE LANGUAGE OF PETROLOGY 231
23. 15. MELDOMETERS AND THERMOCOUPLES 264
24. THE EXPERIMENTAL ERA
25. 16. CLEARING THE MISTS 283
26. 17. AN UNSURPASSED NATURAL LABORATORY 313
27. 18. CONE SHEETS AND CAULDRONS 333
28. 19. MAGMA OR EMANATIONS? 350
29. 20. PONTIFFS AND SOAKS 368
30. 21. MODES AND NORMS 389
31. THE GEOCHEMICAL ERA
32. 22. STRUCTURES AND SPECTRA 411
33. 23. THE SEA BELOW, THE HEAVENS ABOVE 431
34. 24. DELTA AND EPSILON 448
35. 25. MATHEMATICAL MODELING 472
36. 26. BOMBS AND BUFFERS 498
37. 27. CLASSIFICATION SALVAGED? 527
38. The Fluid Dynamical Era
39. 28. RAYLEIGH AND REYNOLDS 549
40. 29. PARADIGM LOST, PARADIGM REGAINED? 578
41. 30. PAST AND FUTURE 602
42. BIBLIOGRAPHY 615
43. INDEX OF NAMES 675
44. INDEX OF SUBJECTS 681