Metamorphism - Changed Rocks

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Metamorphism - Changed Rocks

Metamorphic Rocks

Geothermal Gradients

Pressure Effects

Effect of Load Pressure

Effects of Metamorphism

Deformation

Complex Folding

Folded Metamorphic Rocks

Metamorphic Types (I)

Metamorphic Types (II)

Metamorphism and the Geothermal Gradient

Metamorphism Plate Tectonics

Contact Metamorphism (I)

Contact Metamorphism (II)

Regional Metamorphism

Effects of Metamorphism Increasing Grain Size

Growth of New Minerals

Stability of the Common Minerals

Growth of New Minerals

Classification (I)

Metamorphic Textures

Classification (II)

Degree of Metamorphism

Changes With Increasing Degree

Regional Metamorphism

Metamorphic Facies

Plate Tectonics and Metamorphism (I)

Plate Tectonics and Metamorphism (II)

Author: John C Butler

Email: jbutler@UH.EDU