Ultrahigh Pressure Metamorphism

Klappentext This book examines the geological aspects of the ultrahigh pressure minerals - diamond and coesite - in the Earth's crust. Zusammenfassung This book examines the occurrence of diamond and coesite in the Earth's crust and thus defines an entirely new field of metamorphism - ultrahigh pressure metamorphism (UHPM). In doing so! it provides insights into the formation of diamond and coesite at very high pressures and the tectonic setting of this style of metamorphism. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Overview of the geology and tectonics of UHPM; 2. Experimental and petrogenetic study of UHPM; 3. Principal mineralogical indicators of ultrahigh pressure in crustal rocks; 4. Structures in ultrahigh pressure metamorphic rocks: a case study from the Alps; 5. Creation, preservation, and exhumation of ultrahigh pressure metamorphic rocks; 6. The role of serpentinite melanges in the unroofing of ultrahigh pressure metamorphic rocks: An example from the Western Alps of Italy; 7. Ultrahigh pressure metamorphic rocks in Western Alps; 8. High and ultrahigh pressure eclogites and garnet peridotites in the Scandinavian Caledonides; 9. Microcoesites and microdiamonds in Norway: a brief review; 10. Ultrahigh pressure metamorphic terrane in Eastern Central China; 11. A model for the tectonic history of the high and ultrahigh pressure metamorphic region in East Central China; 12. Diamond-bearing metamorphic rocks of the Kokchetav Massif; 13. Orogenic ultramafic rocks of ultrahigh pressure (diamond facies) origin.

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• Autori: Robert G. Coleman, Robert G. (Stanford University Coleman, Robert G. Wang Coleman
• Con la collaborazione di: Robert G. Coleman (Editore), Robert G. (Stanford University Coleman (Editore), Coleman Robert G. (Editore), Paul C. Hess (Editore), Alan B. Thompson (Editore), Xiaomin Wang (Editore), Xiaomin (Stanford University Wang (Editore), Wang Xiaomin (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 04.08.2005
• EAN: 9780521547994
• ISBN: 978-0-521-54799-4
• Pagine: 544
• Serie: Cambridge Topics in Petrology; Cambridge Topics in Petrology
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geologia; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology, Petrology, Petrology, petrography and mineralogy