Feldspar : mineral composition, geology and petrogenesis significance / Francis D. Whitmore and Jorge B. Escamilla, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Escamilla, Jorge B.

Whitmore, Francis D.

Series:

Geology and Mineralogy Research Developments

Geology and mineralogy research developments

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feldspar.

Silicate minerals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (68 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the mineral composition, geology and petrogenesis significance of feldspar, a group of rock-forming tectosilicate minerals that make up as much as 60% of the Earth's crust. Topics discussed in this compilation include the patterns of phosphorus enrichment in alkali feldspars; crystallization conditions of feldspars in basement rocks in Bangladesh; industrial evaluation and beneficiation of Jordanian feldspar for application in the ceramic industry; unimpeded growth of K-feldspar megacrysts in granitic liquids; the extent to whi

Contents:

""FELDSPAR MINERAL COMPOSITION, GEOLOGY AND PETROGENESIS SIGNIFICANCE""; ""FELDSPAR MINERAL COMPOSITION, GEOLOGY AND PETROGENESIS SIGNIFICANCE""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1 Patterns of Phosphorus Enrichment in Alkali Feldspars: Bohemian Massif, Central European Hercynides""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Geological Background""; ""Analytical Methods""; ""Mineralogical and Geochemical Composition""; ""Early Paleozoic Metamorphosed Leucogranites""; ""Topaz-Bearing Granites""; ""Sauberg Stock""

""Chapter 3 Laboratory Beneficiation and Industrial Evaluation of Jordanian Feldspar""""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Materials and Methods""; ""Results and Discussion""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4 Unimpeded Growth of K-Feldspar Megacrysts in Granitic Liquids""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Early or Late Nucleation of Megacrysts?""; ""Evidence for Independent Growth of Megacrysts""; ""“Textural Coarsening� Hypothesis""; ""Applicability of “Thermal Cycling�""; ""Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""

""Chapter 5 Do Twinned Nuclei Promote Growth of K-Feldspar in Granitic Liquids?""""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Examination of K-Feldspar Megacrysts""; ""Simply Twinned Nuclei?""; ""Lack of Twinning in Interstitial K-Feldspar""; ""Lack of Twinning in Metamorphic K-Feldspar""; ""Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Chapter 6 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data of K-Feldspar in Hypersolvus Granite""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""K-Feldspar of Hypersolvus Granites""; ""Factors Contributing to the Formation of Multiple Twinning in Igneous K-Feldspar""

""Conclusion""""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 4, 2014).

ISBN:

1-62948-648-5

OCLC:

864899619