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The Mineralogical Society Series
Landmark Papers
The Mineralogical Society Series is published by The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland in association with Kluwer Academic Publishers for volumes 1-8.
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VOLUME TITLES AND EDITORS
 PRICE
1 Deformation Processes in Minerals Ceramics and Rocks
Edited by D. Barber and P. Meredith (1990)		 Out of Stock
2 High Temperature Metamorphism and Crustal Anatexis
Edited by J.R. Ashworth and M. Brown (1990)		 Out of Stock
3 Stability of Minerals
Edited by G.D. Price and N.L. Ross (1993)		 Out of Stock
4 Geochemistry of Clay Pore Fluid Interactions
Edited by D.A.C. Manning, P.L. Hall and C.R. Hughes (1993)		 $240
5 Mineral Surfaces
Edited by D.J. Vaughan and R.A.D. Pattrick (1994)		 Out of Stock
6 Microprobe Techniques in the Earth Sciences
Edited by P J Potts, JFW Bowles, SJB Reed and MR Cave (1994)		 Out of Stock
7 Rare Earth Minerals: Chemistry, Origin and Ore Deposits
Edited by A.P. Jones, F. Wall and C.T. Williams (1995)		 Out of Stock
8 Deformation-Enhanced Fluid Transport in the Earth's Crust and Mantle
Edited by M. Holness (1997)		 $180
9 Environmental Mineralogy: Microbial Interactions, Anthropogenic Influences, Contaminated Land and Waste Management.
Edited by J.D. Cotter-Howells, L.S. Campbell, E. Valsami-Jones and M. Batchelder (2000)		 $90
10 Phoscorites and Carbonatites from Mantle to Mine: the key example of the Kola Alkaline Province.
Edited by F. Wall and A.N. Zaitsev (2004)		 Out of Stock

The Mineralogical Society Landmark Papers are published by The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Each volume contains a collection of previously published papers covering a key area of the mineral sciences.
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Number 1. Classic Papers in Volcanic Petrology, papers selected by Ian S. W. Carmichael (2004). Prof. Carmichael of the University of California, one of the world¹s foremost petrologists, introduces each paper and discusses its influence on the modern understanding of volcanic petrology. Format A4 Paperback, 319 pp. ISBN 0-903056-21-6. Price $56 Topics covered:
  • Variety and relations among volcanic rocks
  • Silicic magmas and eruptive products
  • Andesites and arc volcanism
  • Evolution of basaltic magmas
  • Mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORBs)
  • Ultramafic liquids: Komatiites
  • Magma mixing (subduction related magmas and MORBs)
  • The volatile component in volcanic rocks
  • Extraterrestrial petrology
  • References
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Number 2. Classic Papers in Structure Topology, papers selected and commentary by F.C. Hawthorne (2006). Prof. Frank Hawthorne of the University of Manitoba re-examines a series of seminal papers which help us to focus on the key issues concerning structural connectivity in inorganic solids, of which minerals are a key component. and to look at where we are today in our understanding of crystal structures. Diego Gatta in Mineralogical Magazine writes that, "the publication of these landmark papers, accompanied by Hawthorne's comentaries, will be useful not only for undergraduate or PhD students, but for all structural mineralogists. This collection provides valuable insights into the evolution of structural mineralogy and its wider application to petrology." Format A4 Paperback, 301 pp. ISBN 0-903056-23-2. Price $56 Topics covered:
  • Bond topology and minerals
  • The structure of complex ionic crystals
  • The structure of silicates
  • Stereoisomerism among octahedral crystals and tetrahedral chains
  • Empirical bond-valence - bond-length curves for oxides
  • Systematic retrieval and classificvation of edge-sharing clusters
  • Non-existent silicates
  • Chemical structuring and bonding
  • Graphical enumeration of polyhedral crystals
  • Energetic content of bond topology
  • The Role of OH and H2O and oxysalt minerals
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Number 3. Classic Papers in Metamorphic Petrology, papers selected and commentary by B. W. Evans (2007). Metamorphic Petrology is a field that was barely defined at the beginning of the 20th century, but blossomed rapidly to a point where many of the first order problems had been resolved by the century's end opening up a whole range of new research opportunities. Professor Bernard Evans of the University of Washington has selected a collection of papers from diverse sources and his valuable commentary on each paper places it in the context of what has gone before. The papers document the major achievements of the field, but also the new challenges that it has set itself. Format A4 Paperback, 319 pp. ISBN 978-0-903056-24-3 Price $56 Topics covered:
  • The laws of metamorphism
  • Barrovian metamorphism
  • The metamorphic facies
  • Metamorphism of limestone and the petrogenetic grid
  • Composition projections
  • Mixed volatiles
  • Blueschists
  • Pseudosections
  • Thermal models of collision belts
  • Mineral thermometry
  • Thermodynamic data base of minerals
  • Fluid driven metamorphism
  • Kinetics: experiment and theory
  • Ultra-high pressure metamorphism
  • Kinetics: field
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Number 4. Classic Papers in Granite Petrogenesis, papers selected and commentary by John (JC) Clemens and Fernando Bea (2012). A compilation of landmark papers on granite petrogenesis is overdue. This volume is organized into a number of sections that rep­resent what the editors regard as the main research fields in which progress has been made in understanding granites and their genesis. The origin of granitic magmas is part of the cycle that unites tectonic processes with the generation of mantle magma, crustal growth, the transfer of mantle heat to the crust, high-grade regional metamorphism, crustal melting and crustal differentiation. The extended subject area is far too wide to deal with in a single volume and therefore the selec­tion has been limited to papers dealing with the formation, physical behaviour and chemical evolution of granitic magmas, and just touching on the matter of associated ore deposits.

John (JC) Clemens and Fernando Bea are world experts on the subject of granite petrogenesis. Clemens' most important work has been on the origin and evolution of granites and silicic volcanic magmas, experimental studies and modelling of partial melting and the ascent and chemical evolution of granitic magmas, and these continue to be his main interests. Bea's research interests have been in the petrology and geochemistry of granite rocks and the mechanisms of generation of granite magmas, having studied in detail the role of heat-producing elements. Format A4 Paperback, 343 pp. ISBN 978-0-903056-30-4 Price $56 Topics covered:
  • On the formation of granite
  • Granites and granites
  • The generation of batholiths
  • Nd isotopes and Proterozoic crust-mantle evolution
  • Thermal and tectonic regimes
  • The generation of granitic magmas by basalt intrusion
  • No water, no granites – no oceans, no continents
  • Granite emplacement mechanisms
  • Granitic magma transport by fracture propagation
  • Water, granite and continents
  • The magnetite-series and ilmenite-series granitic rocks
  • Zircon saturation
  • Models for granitoid evolution
  • The melting of granite
  • Experimentally deduced water content of a granite magma
  • Water-saturated and -undersaturated melting of metaluminous and peraluminous crust
  • Experimental fluid-absent melting in the pelitic system
  • Residence of REE, Y, Th and U in granites and crustal protoliths
  • Late-stage processes of felsic magmatism
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