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The Geology and Mapping of Granite Batholiths

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Authors:
  1. John Cobbing

    1. Radcliffe on Trent, Great Britain

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  • Distinguishes subtle aspects of granite geology directly in the field
  • Currently the most comprehensive account of the field geology of granites available
  • Describes some common aspects of granite geology not formerly recognised showing importance theoretically and economcially
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences (LNEARTH, volume 96)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. Introduction

    Pages 1-4

  3. Systems of Classification

    Pages 5-16

  4. Granite Geology

    Pages 17-65

  5. Characteristics of Granite Typologies

    Pages 67-82

  6. Field Mapping

    Pages 83-93

  7. Handling the Data

    Pages 95-101

  8. Integrating the Data

    Pages 103-108

  9. The Granite Controversy and its Aftermath

    Pages 109-115

  10. Epilogue

    Pages 117-121

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 123-141
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About this book

This book is mainly about the field geology of granites at all scales from that of a single outcrop to plutons and batholiths. All field geologists work initially at the scale of the outcrop, consequently most of the phenomena treated herein are those which are visible at outcrop scale. However, granites typically occur as plutons and batholiths, some of which are so large as to apparently defy any effort at systematic treatment. Having had the opportunity of mapping two very large and very different batholiths, namely the Coastal Batholith of Peru and the tin granites of Southeast Asia, I have found that it is possible to map large batholiths within a relatively short time, so that the geology of the batholith as a whole can be appreciated. Moreover batholiths are one of the most common modes of granite occurrence, so it makes sense to study them at their natural scale. During my working life I have worked with many geologists from underdevel oped countries and this book is mainly to help them in unravelling the geology of their native batholiths. I have been lucky with my friends and colleagues of many nationalities, and I particularly thank Wallace Pitcher, who took me on as an untried apprentice in Peru, and who, by his kindness and example, showed me how to look at granites properly.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Radcliffe on Trent, Great Britain

    John Cobbing

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Geology and Mapping of Granite Batholiths

  • Authors: John Cobbing

  • Series Title: Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45055-6

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-67684-3Published: 15 August 2000

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-45055-9Published: 26 January 2008

  • Series ISSN: 0930-0317

  • Series E-ISSN: 1613-2580

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 141

  • Number of Illustrations: 26 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Mineralogy, Geology, Geophysics/Geodesy

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