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Informationen zum Autor Ron Vernon is Emeritus Professor of Geology at Macquarie University and an honorary Research Professor at the University of Southern California. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses and short courses in Australia, the US, Italy, Germany, Finland and México, and authored several books, including two others with Cambridge University Press: Beneath Our Feet (2000) and A Practical Guide to Rock Microstructure (2004). He was an editor of the Journal of Metamorphic Geology for 18 years. Geoffrey clarke is a Professor of Geology and the current Head of the School of Geosciences at the University of Sydney, where he has taught geology for over 15 years. Before teaching, he spent three years as a minerals exploration geologist for Esso Exploration and Production. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Metamorphic Geology and an editor for the Journal of Petrology. Klappentext This book offers a complete introduction to the study of metamorphic rocks. Zusammenfassung This book is an introduction to the study of metamorphic rocks covering basic concepts and the latest techniques/approaches. A valuable text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in metamorphic petrology! that serves as a reference for researchers and exploration geologists. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Metamorphic processes; 2. Metamorphic conditions - thermobarometry and chemography; 3. Tectonothermal history of metamorphic terranes; 4. Partial melting during high-grade metamorphism; 5. Fluids and metasomatism; 6. Tectonic structures of metamorphic rocks; 7. Parent rocks; References; Index.
