This book describes metamorphic rock formation mechanisms in a simplified form. It presents the geometrical rules which control mineral assemblages as a function of rock composition, and provides the basis of a thermodynamical approach used for equilibrium slope calculations as well as for the evaluation of P, T stability fields of mineral associations. On the basis of several examples from the literature, the author emphasizes the relations between different metamorphic gradients and different geodynamic situations. Associated P-T-t paths are examined from several points of view including the respective roles of heat conduction and convection. Audience: This textbook will be useful to undergraduate students in geology, but also to research students and scientists needing to rapidly update their knowledge of metamorphism. It is also accessible to anybody interested in geosciences wanting to acquire a basic knowledge of the close relationships that exist between geodynamics and metamorphic processes.
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"This basic book will be valuable to many petrologists and geologists ranging from undergraduate students to experienced research workers, as a reference book where all concepts concerning metamorphism can be acquired, revised or updated." Jacqueline Desmons, Geological Magazine, Volume 141/5 - 2004.
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Metamorphism is the sum of all transformations which cause a rearrangement of the elements of a rock at the atomic scale, leading to a recrystallization in the solid state (with or without a fluid phase), as a result of variations in temperature, pressure or of composition. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
prograde gradient, mechanical heat production, univariant equilibrium curves, tectonic exhumation, retrograde gradients, divariant assemblages, metamorphic series, univariant equilibria, tectonic overpressure, crustal units, glaucophane schist facies, metamorphic gradient, retrograde evolution, garnet pyroxenites, metamorphic units, lithospheric thinning, metamorphic facies, decarbonation reactions, metamorphic conditions, eclogite facies, metastable extension, stable assemblage, partial fusion, mineral assemblages, lithospheric mantle Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Montagne Noire, Dora Maira, Ailao Shan, Salton Trough, North Pyrenean Zone, French Massif Central, Salton Sea, Upper Cretaceous, Voltri Group, Red River, Rhine Graben, Upper Albian, North American, Sesia Lanzo, Colorado Plateau, Ivrea Zone, North Pyrenean Massifs, Roberts Victor, Sil Ms Kfs, Tibetan Slab, Upper Paleozoic, Dent Blanche, Eastern Pyrenees, Lower Limousin New!
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Metamorphism is the sum of all transformations which cause a rearrangement of the elements of a rock at the atomic scale, leading to a recrystallization in the solid state (with or without a fluid phase), as a result of variations in temperature, pressure or of composition. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
prograde gradient, mechanical heat production, univariant equilibrium curves, tectonic exhumation, retrograde gradients, divariant assemblages, metamorphic series, univariant equilibria, tectonic overpressure, crustal units, glaucophane schist facies, metamorphic gradient, retrograde evolution, garnet pyroxenites, metamorphic units, lithospheric thinning, metamorphic facies, decarbonation reactions, metamorphic conditions, eclogite facies, metastable extension, stable assemblage, partial fusion, mineral assemblages, lithospheric mantle Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Montagne Noire, Dora Maira, Ailao Shan, Salton Trough, North Pyrenean Zone, French Massif Central, Salton Sea, Upper Cretaceous, Voltri Group, Red River, Rhine Graben, Upper Albian, North American, Sesia Lanzo, Colorado Plateau, Ivrea Zone, North Pyrenean Massifs, Roberts Victor, Sil Ms Kfs, Tibetan Slab, Upper Paleozoic, Dent Blanche, Eastern Pyrenees, Lower Limousin New!
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