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M.D. Higgins. Quantitative Textural Measurements in Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology.

Cambridge, UK (Cambridge University Press). 2006, 265 pp. Price £60.00 (Hardback), (US $110.00) ISBN 0521847826.

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This book is intended as an introductory text to the current state of the art in the field of quantitative techniques in textural analysis of igneous and metamorphic rocks. The principal aim of the book is, in the author’s own words, to discuss "aspects of petrological theory necessary to understand the development of crystalline rock texture". Most of the textural techniques described in the book are currently being employed by igneous and metamorphic petrologists, sometimes in conjunction with geochemical techniques, and the results of these studies are frequently observed in top peer-reviewed geological journals. The author himself has been at the very forefront of these recent developments, particularly with respect to the development of the popular Crystal Size Distribution (CSD) technique.

The book opens with an introduction to the fundamental concepts underlying the process of textural data acquisition, e.g. the author clearly states what he means by terms . . . [Full Text of this Article]