Metamorphic Geology

Metamorphism around igneous bodies. Minerals and microstructures. Case study of the Bushveld aureole.

Mineral assemblages and processes relating to crustal thickening, with examples from Scotland, the Alps, and elsewhere.

Metamorphism in subduction zones. Characteristic minerals and assemblages of the blueschist and eclogite facies. Transformations, and evidence for the P-T-time…

Field and thin-section petrology of the partial melting process in high-grade crustal metamorphism, in both fluid-present and fluid-poor environments.

Metamorphism on high thermal gradients. Examples of granulite-facies rocks and mineral assemblages. Evidence for P-T-time paths of high-temperature…