This course on the concept of metamorphic facies in petrology aims to teach students about the different types of metamorphic facies, including low pressure, high pressure, and intermediate pressure facies. By the end of the course, students will be able to identify and differentiate between various metamorphic facies based on mineral composition and bulk rock chemical composition. The teaching method involves lectures and discussions on metamorphic rocks, metamorphism, and petrogenesis. The course is designed for undergraduate and postgraduate students of geology who are interested in gaining a deeper understanding of metamorphic processes and rock formations.
Overview
Syllabus
Intro
Concept of Metamorphic facies Eskola (1914-15) (based on Metamorphic Facies Series)
Low Pressure Facies & High Pressure Facies Thermal Metamorphism - P 4Kb
Albite Epidote Hornfel facies Hornblend - Hornfel facies - Fyfe, Turner & Verhoogen
Epidote Amphibolite Facies New facies Eskola
Epidote Amphibolite facies Greenschist Facies
Intermediate Pressure Facies Zeolite Facies Greenschist Facies Amphibolite Facies Granulite Facies
High Pressure Metamorphic Facies Blue-Schist / Glaucophane Lawsonite Eclogite Facies Pressure - Very High P 8 Kb
PETROLOGY METAMORPHIC ROCKS
3rd & 4th Editions Metamorphism & Petrogenesis A book by Winklers
Intermediate Grade facies Cordierite - Intermediate Cordierite Alamandine Inter. Gr. Almandine Intermediate Gr.
Intermediate Facies Amphibolite Facies
between mineral composition & bulk rock chemical composition.
Barrovian type of Metamorphism based on index minerals from chlorite to Sillimanite zone.
Next Lecture Concept of Metamorphic Series and type of Metamorphic Series
Taught by
Dr. Harel Thomas Petrology
