Description
Book SynopsisThis text explores the processes and transformations in rocks associated with the onset of metamorphism. It is aimed at graduates as well as researchers in the field.
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Mineralogical MagazineTable of ContentsPreface.
Introduction.
Low-Temperature Metamorphism: an Overview.
Very Low-Grade Metapelites.
Mineralogy, Microfabrics and Measuring Reaction Progress.
Patterns of Very Low-Grade Metamorphism in Metapelitic Rocks.
Petrological Methods for the Study of Very Low-Grade Metabasites.
Patterns of Regional Low-Grade Metamorphism in Metabasites.
Very Low-Grade Hydrothermal Metamorphism of Basic Igneous Rocks.
Isotopic Dating of Very Low-Grade Metasedimentary and Metavolcanic Rocks: Techniques and Methods.
Application of Stable Isotope Geochemistry to Low-Grade Metamorphic Rocks
