course material
Metamorphic Petrology Geo 326
Course
Introduction to metamorphism: its processes and categories
Review of the mineralogy of metamorphic rocks
Classification schemes and metamorphic textures
Radiometric dating of metamorphic rocks
The phase rule and composition-assemblage diagrams
Metamorphic facies
Micro-analytical techniques and recalculation of mineral analysis
Thermobarometry and P-T-t paths
Contact metamorphism
Dynamic metamorphism
Metamorphism in subduction zones
Ocean-floor metamorphism
Metamorphism in collision zones
Metamorphic and tectonic evolution of the Arabian Shield
Meteorite impacts and shock metamorphism