Pneumatolysis
Pneumatolysis is an obsolete geologic term used to describe when magma emits gasses that alter surrounding rock or crystallize minerals.[1] Pneumatolysis is now considered a type of hydrothermal interaction.
See also
References
- ^ Robert L Bates, Julia A Jackson, ed. (1984). Dictionary of Geological Terms: Third Edition. American Geological Institute. p. 392.
Further reading
- Philip Lake and R. H. Rastall. A textbook of geology (1920). 3rd ed. Edward Arnold: London. [1] pp. 251-255 describes pneumatolysis, especially in granites.
- McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of the Geological Sciences. Second edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1987. p. 518
External links
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 868–869.
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