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Explore the formation of new minerals through metamorphism, such as marble, quartzite, slate, phyllite, and gneiss. Learn how pressure and temperature influence the rock transformation process. Discover the differences between contact and regional metamorphism in geology.
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Metamorphism, Metamorphic RocksPhysical Geology, Chapter 7 Tim Horner, CSUS Geology Department
Figure 7.5 New Minerals formNew minerals are:Platy Elongate
Figure 7.18 Effects of temperature and pressure
Figure 7.3 Pressure
Figure 7.8a Marble
Figure 7.8a2 Marble in thin section
Figure 7.9 Quartzite
Figure 7.10a Slate
Figure 7.10b Slate
Figure 7.11 Phyllite
Figure 7.12 Garnet-mica schist
Figure 7.13 Gneiss
Figure 7.14 Contact metamorphism vs.Regional metamorphism
Figure 7.17 Isotherms:
Figure 7.19 Metamorphism at the mid-oceanic ridge:
Figure 7.15 Gneiss:
Figure 7.8b Marble:
Figure 7.16 Mineral pathways:
Figure 7.21 Black smokers:
Figure 7.22 Contact metamorphism:
Box 7.1 Figure 1 Pressure change shocked quartz:
Box 7.2 Figure 1 P-T regimes:
Box 7.2 Figure 2 P-T regimes: