Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Definition and Types of Metamorphism....Pages 1-8
From Diagenesis to Metamorphism....Pages 9-14
Factors of Metamorphism....Pages 15-26
Mineral Parageneses: The Building Blocks of Metamorphic Rocks....Pages 27-29
Graphical Representation of Metamorphic Mineral Parageneses....Pages 30-53
Classification Principles: Metamorphic Facies versus Metamorphic Grade....Pages 54-62
The Four Divisions of Metamorphic Grade....Pages 63-94
General Characteristics of Metamorphic Terrains....Pages 95-108
Metamorphic Reactions in Carbonate Rocks....Pages 109-135
Metamorphism of Marls....Pages 136-147
Metamorphism of Ultramafic Rocks: Systems MgO-SiO 2 -CO 2 -H 2 O and MgO-CaO-SiO 2 -H 2 O....Pages 148-159
Metamorphism of Mafic Rocks....Pages 160-194
Very-Low-Grade Metamorphism of Graywackes....Pages 195-196
Metamorphism of Pelites....Pages 197-227
A Key to Determine Metamorphic Grades and Major Isoreaction-Grads or Isograds in Common Rocks....Pages 228-244
Regional Hypersthene Zone (Granolite High Grade)....Pages 245-263
Eclogites....Pages 264-270
Anatexis, Formation of Migmatites, and Origin of Granitic Magmas....Pages 271-311
Back Matter....Pages 312-320