This book gathers the finest ever collection of metamorphic rock photographs. Divided into two sections. Section One includes photomicrographs of a wide rangeof rock of different chemistries metamorphosed under a variety of physical conditions and in different metamorphic settings. Section Two deals with textures characteristic of metamorphic rocks. In all it contains over 250 colour pictures, accompanied by short descriptions and discussion, making this the most visually attractive of all the companion volumes.
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Part 1 Settings of metamorphism: contact metamorphism
intermediate regional and dynamic metamorphism
regional metamorphism with weak deformation
cataclastic metamorphism
hydrothermal metasomatism
impact metamorphism
medium pressure type - prehnite pumpellytite facies, greenschist facies chlorite zone, biotite zone, garnet zone, amphibolite facies staurolite zone, kyanite zone, sillimanite zone
high temperature metamorphism of pelites - amphbolite facies sillimanite K-feldspar zone, granulite facies