Islands of Truth by Ivars Peterson
This book reviews the geochemical and petrological characteristics of potassic igneous rock complexes, and investigates the various tectonic settings in which these rocks occur. The authors provide an overview and classification of these rocks and elucidate the geochemical differences between barren and mineralized potassic igneous complexes. High-K rocks are genetically associated with a number of epithermal gold and porphyry copper-gold deposits. In recent years, there has also been growing recognition of an association of such rocks with iron-oxide copper-gold (IOCG) deposits, intrusion-related gold deposits (IRGDs) and Carlin-type gold deposits.
This fifth updated and expanded edition incorporates new data and references from world-class copper and gold deposits worldwide. It also includes the latest publications on the petrogenesis of high-K magmatism and related mineral deposits. Numerous new representative ore photographs of the mineral deposits described are also included in the new edition. As such, the book offers a valuable guide not only for academic petrologists working on alkaline rocks, but also for exploration geologists prospecting for epithermal gold and/or porphyry copper-gold deposits in modern and ancient terrains.
IVARS PETERSON is one of today's most popular math authors. He is the mathematics and physics editor of Science News, and the author of four previous books, including the bestselling The Mathematical Tourist, as well as Islands of Truth, Newton's Clock, and Fatal Defect. He received the award for exceptional skill in communicating mathematics to the general audience in 1991 from the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780716721130 |
| ISBN 10 | 0716721139 |
| Title | Islands of Truth |
| Author | Ivars Peterson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Macmillan Learning |
| Year published | 1990-05-15 |
| Number of pages | 325 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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