Table of contents:
Part 1 General principles of metamorphic petrogenesis: preliminary ideas of metamorphism; new conceptual basis of metamorphic petrology; thermodynamic properties of metamorphic reactions; volatile substances in metamorphism; composition-paragenesis diagrams; buffering of intergranular fluid and infiltration of externally derived fluid. Part 2 Metamorphic facies and metamorphic belts: concept and system of metamorphic facies; classification of regional metamorphism based on P/T ratio;
A major international text for intermediate and advanced students of metamorphic petrology.
Part 1 General principles of metamorphic petrogenesis: preliminary ideas of metamorphism; new conceptual basis of metamorphic petrology; thermodynamic properties of metamorphic reactions; volatile substances in metamorphism; composition-paragenesis diagrams; buffering of intergranular fluid and infiltration of externally derived fluid. Part 2 Metamorphic facies and metamorphic belts: concept and system of metamorphic facies; classification of regional metamorphism based on P/T ratio;
A major international text for intermediate and advanced students of metamorphic petrology.