Granites

Granites are emblematic rocks developed from a magma that crystallized in the Earth's crust. They ultimately outcrop at the surface of every continent. This book offers a modern presentation of granitic rocks. It considers granites in their geological spatial and temporal frame and in relation to plate tectonics and Earth history. <p/>The book - translated edited and updated from the original French edition <em>Petrologie des Granites</em> published by Vuibert in 2011 - gives a modern presentation of granitic rocks or granites from magma genesis to their emplacement into the crust and their crystallization. Mineralogical petrological physical and economical aspects are explored and developed in a succession. The text is supported throughout by a large number of illustrations descriptions of modern techniques and additional boxes holding further discussions for those wishing to deepen their knowledge of the subject.<br>