Petrology: Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic 3rd Edition

For those looking for an intuitive textbook on igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary petrology, you're gonna be hard pressed to find a better one than this. I was taught petrology (igneous and metamorphic) from John Winter's wonderful text and while I consider his text extremely thorough and intuitive, this book, for me, ranks equally well, even though it doesn't go quite as in depth as Winter's book.My only criticism of the text are the black and white photographs. Mineralogy and petrology texts should always have color photographs, if for no other reason than to show the variation that similar samples can display.Overall, a terrific textbook that caters to the undergraduate geologists.

This book was great for the petrology class I took last semester. I recommend at least a little background in Mineralogy in order to get the as much as you can out of the terminology. I took Mins the semester before so this book was no trouble at all. The CD has some really neat pictures on it as well.

This book took me back to my college days. This is probably one of the less complex book that you can find. Collect it if you can. The author gives you a lot of for for thoughts. I enjoyed the Igneous and metamorphic part far better than the sedimentary part.

This is a very good introductory petrology text which combines igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic petrology in one volume. With a publication date of 1996, it may be getting a little long in the tooth, however. For example, the book discusses the Wilson hot spot model without reference to mantle plumes. With the exception of some apparent confusion about the effect on seismic velocity of the asthenosphere, I found no significant errors nor editing problems. My only significant criticism is that all of the photographs are in black and white, and some are printed so darkly that details are hard to make out. One would think that, with a price approaching $100, the publisher would be able to include a bit of color in the appropriate places.Note: This review is of the first edition; perhaps the problems with the figures have been addressed in the second edition.

I had fulfillment by amazon on another purchase of this book and was able to purchase this one, the book is a very boring read I have to say, it explains vocabulary pages after it is introduced. This is a good book for a high level geologist though I don' t recommend it for introduction to Petrology. The book was in great condition.

I have tried reading this book several times for my Petrology class, but everytime I crack it open, I can't seem to comprehend what I'm reading. It's a slightly difficult and boring read. Its also not in color which makes the pictures completely dull and useless. But if I need to look up vocabulary or terminology, this book is useful.

I bought this book for my daughter in college. It was a recommended reading for one of her geology courses. She tells me it is in good condition. There are no marks in the book and the binding is tight as described. I would buy from this seller again.

I needed a reference book of this type, and read the customer reviews, which were mostly favorable. It is an excellent source for petrology on the undergrad level. It has many illustrations and diagrams, etc.