causes of metamorphism:

effects of metamorphism:

metamorphic facies:

mineral stability:

geothermobarometry:

rock metamorphism:

effects of temperature, pressure and strain; contact, regional and subduction style metamorphism; heating from pluton intrusion

development of fabric and texture; changes in mineral assemblage; metasomatism and devolatilisation; overgrowths and relicts

characteristic mineral assemblages for different P-T domains and P-T-t paths; low to high grade rocks; prograde and retrograde paths

phase diagrams; terminal and sliding reactions; effect of bulk composition; solvi and exsolution; pseudo-section calculations

constraining P-T conditions from mineral equilibria and assemblages; garnet-biotite thermometer; GASP barometer; solubility thermometers

characteristics of metamorphism of pelites, mafic rocks, carbonates and calc-silicates, and granites

All these aspects will be addressed both in the lectures and in lab sessions. However, you should also consult the book as it provides useful background, examples and more in-depth discussion of these subjects.

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The aim of this course is to get familiar with metamorphic rocks, their minerals and textures, and the tools that have been developed to convert these observations into the P-T conditions under which these rocks formed and the path taken through the Earth. Lectures will focus on the background and theoretical aspects, whereas this knowledge will be applied in the labs.