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Orogenic Andesites and Plate Tectonics

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  • © 1981

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Authors:
  1. James B. Gill

    1. Earth Sciences Board and Oakes College, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, USA

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Part of the book series: Minerals, Rocks and Mountains (MINERALS, volume 16)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIV
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  2. What is “Typical Calcalkaline Andesite”?

    • James B. Gill
    Pages 1-12

  3. The Plate Tectonic Connection

    • James B. Gill
    Pages 13-43

  4. Geophysical Setting of Volcanism at Convergent Plate Boundaries

    • James B. Gill
    Pages 44-63

  5. Andesite Magmas, Ejecta, Eruptions, and Volcanoes

    • James B. Gill
    Pages 64-96

  6. Bulk Chemical Composition of Orogenic Andesites

    • James B. Gill
    Pages 97-167

  7. Mineralogy and Mineral Stabilities

    • James B. Gill
    Pages 168-205

  8. Spatial and Temporal Variations in the Composition of Orogenic Andesites

    • James B. Gill
    Pages 206-229

  9. The Role of Subducted Ocean Crust in the Genesis of Orogenic Andesite

    • James B. Gill
    Pages 230-247

  10. The Role of the Mantle Wedge

    • James B. Gill
    Pages 248-259

  11. The Role of the Crust

    • James B. Gill
    Pages 260-267

  12. The Role of Basalt Differentiation

    • James B. Gill
    Pages 268-297

  13. Conclusions

    • James B. Gill
    Pages 298-315

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 317-392
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About this book

Students of a phenomenon as common but complex as andesite genesis often are overwhelmed by, or overlook, the volume and diversity of relevant information. Thus there is need for periodic overview even in the absence of a dramatic breakthrough which "solves the andesite problem" and even though new ideas and data keep the issues in a state of flux. Thus I have summarized the subject through mid·1980 from my perspective to help clarify the long-standing problem and to identify profitable areas for future research. Overviews are more easily justified than achieved and there are fundamental differences of opinion concerning how to go about them. It is professionally dangerous and therefore uncom­ mon for single authors, especially those under 35 such as I, to summarize a broad, active field of science in book-length thor­ oughness. Review articles in journals, multi-authored books, or symposia proceedings appear instead. The single-authored approach is intimidating in scale and can result in loss of thoroughness or authority on individual topics. The alternatives lack scope or integration or both.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Earth Sciences Board and Oakes College, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, USA

    James B. Gill

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Orogenic Andesites and Plate Tectonics

  • Authors: James B. Gill

  • Series Title: Minerals, Rocks and Mountains

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68012-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin · Heidelberg 1981

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-68014-4Published: 19 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-68012-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0343-2181

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 392

  • Topics: Mineralogy, Geology

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