Metasomatic Textures in Granites Evidence from Petrographic Observation /

• Main Authors: Rong, Jiashu (Author), Wang, Fenggang (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Springer Mineralogy,
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Mineralogy.; Earth Sciences.

Based on hundreds of thin sections from granite in China, this book introduces metasomatic textures and their formation mechanism in granite. It also proposes that metasomatic textures can basically be classified into two patterns: hetero-oriented replacement and co-oriented replacement, according t...

Table of Contents:

• Two major patterns of single mineral replacement in granites
• Formation mechanisms for mineral replacement
• Discussion about the origin of mineral textures in granite
• Conclusion.