A Pictorial Guide to Metamorphic Rocks in the Field

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-41866-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 326 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

This book is an illustrative introduction to metamorphic rocks as seen in the field, designed for advanced high school to graduate-level earth science and geology students to jump-start their observational skills. In addition to photographs of rocks in the field, there are numerous line diagrams and examples of metamorphic features shown in thin section. The thin section photos are all at a scale and in a context that can be related to views seen in the field through a hand lens.

Zielgruppe

Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hollocher, Kurt T.

Hollocher, Kurt

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Bauingenieurwesen
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Boden- und Felsmechanik, Geotechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface AcknowledgementsA matter of scale1. Introductiona. The basicsb. Temperature, pressure, and metamorphic gradec. Movement of rocks through P-T spaced. Preserving the prograde assemblagee. Metamorphic field gradientf. Rock strain: foliation, cleavage, and lineationg. Chemical fluxh. Recrystallizationi. Summary and introduction to the following chaptersMetamorphic rock types2. Pelitic rocks 3. Quartzites 4. Marbles 5. Calc-silicate rocks 6. Mixed sedimentary rocks 7. Conglomerates 8. Gneisses 9. Basaltic rocks, low and intermediate pressure10. Blueschists11. Eclogite12. Ultramafic rocks 13. Contact metamorphic rocks 14. Fault rocks Metamorphic features 15. Foliation 16. Folds 17. Porphyroblasts 18. Boudins 19. Veins 20. Metasomatism 21. Partial melting 22. Retrograde metamorphismRelict pre-metamorphic features23. Relict sedimentary features 24. Fossils in metamorphic rocks25. Relict igneous featuresGlossary of terms Glossary of rock typesGlossary of minerals

Über Autor(innen)

Hollocher, Kurt