Allen Glazner

Uniquely follows plate tectonics cycles, integrating igneous and metamorphic topics to engage and educate future Earth scientists. Petrology and Plate Tectonics, First Edition presents a groundbreaking approach to teaching petrology by using plate tectonics as a unifying theme and integrating igneous and metamorphic topics to equip students with a clearer understanding of essential geological concepts. Students gain deeper insights into vital concepts such as the movement of matter through Earth's crust and mantle, the interplay between petrologic cycles and surface processes, the whole Earth's water cycle, landscape evolution, and the formation of critical element deposits. This holistic approach illustrates how petrology influences and is shaped by Earth's evolving systems, including climate change, mass extinctions, and geological hazards.

First published in 1993, this groundbreaking book is now fully revised and updated with the latest scientific information. Join a team of geologists as they use clear prose, concise illustrations, and dramatic full-color photographs to tell the stories of 21 amazing geologic sites, 3 of which are completely new to the book-San Andreas Fault, Devils Punch Bowl, and St. Francis Dam. Reading the rocks like pages in a book, "Geology Underfoot in Southern California" offers an inside view of the southland's active and sometimes enigmatic landscape.