Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

  1. Metamorphic Facies and Grade
    1. Concept of Metamorphic Facies
      1. Historical Development
        1. Facies Definition
          1. Facies Series Concept
            1. Pressure-Temperature Relationships
            2. Index Minerals and Zones
              1. Index Mineral Concept
                1. Isograd Mapping
                  1. Metamorphic Zones
                    1. Chlorite Zone
                      1. Biotite Zone
                        1. Garnet Zone
                          1. Staurolite Zone
                            1. Sillimanite Zone
                            2. Limitations of Zonal Mapping
                            3. Low-Grade Metamorphic Facies
                              1. Zeolite Facies
                                1. Mineral Assemblages
                                  1. Formation Conditions
                                    1. Protolith Types
                                    2. Prehnite-Pumpellyite Facies
                                      1. Mineral Assemblages
                                        1. Formation Conditions
                                          1. Tectonic Settings
                                          2. Greenschist Facies
                                            1. Mineral Assemblages
                                              1. Subfacies Divisions
                                                1. Formation Conditions
                                              2. Medium-Grade Metamorphic Facies
                                                1. Amphibolite Facies
                                                  1. Mineral Assemblages
                                                    1. Subfacies Divisions
                                                      1. Formation Conditions
                                                      2. Epidote-Amphibolite Facies
                                                        1. Transitional Characteristics
                                                          1. Mineral Assemblages
                                                        2. High-Grade Metamorphic Facies
                                                          1. Granulite Facies
                                                            1. Mineral Assemblages
                                                              1. Formation Conditions
                                                                1. Tectonic Significance
                                                                2. Sanidinite Facies
                                                                  1. Extreme Conditions
                                                                    1. Rare Occurrence
                                                                      1. Mineral Assemblages
                                                                    2. High-Pressure Metamorphic Facies
                                                                      1. Blueschist Facies
                                                                        1. Mineral Assemblages
                                                                          1. Formation Conditions
                                                                            1. Tectonic Settings
                                                                            2. Eclogite Facies
                                                                              1. Mineral Assemblages
                                                                                1. Formation Conditions
                                                                                  1. Tectonic Significance
                                                                                2. Contact Metamorphic Facies
                                                                                  1. Albite-Epidote Hornfels Facies
                                                                                    1. Hornblende Hornfels Facies
                                                                                      1. Pyroxene Hornfels Facies
                                                                                        1. Sanidinite Facies
                                                                                        2. Facies Transitions and Overprinting
                                                                                          1. Prograde Transitions
                                                                                            1. Retrograde Transitions
                                                                                              1. Polymetamorphic Overprinting

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                                                                                            12. Types of Metamorphism