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1 The transformation of one rock into another by solidstate recrystallization is known ase Hydrothermal alteration is the solidstate transformation of preexisting rock into texturally or mineralo. – Write down . 5 things . you learned in the first . 3 . weeks of class!. Chapter 3, Section 3.4. Metamorphic Rocks. Rock Cycle. Sedimentary Rocks. Igneous Rocks. Test . Looking Back. What 4 major processes form sedimentary rock:. Foliated . textures. Texture refers to the size, shape, and arrangement of grains within a rock. Foliation. – any planar arrangement of mineral grains or structural features within a rock. Examples of foliation. Introduction to Metamorphism. GLY 4310 - Spring, 2016. 2. Metamorphism Definition. “The mineralogical, chemical, and structural adjustment of solid rocks to physical and chemical conditions which differ from the conditions under which the rocks in question originated” (from the Glossary of geology, 2nd edition) . Modification of Rocks by Temperature and Pressure. . Chapter 6. . Oceanic crust. Continental. lithosphere. Continental. crust. Mantle lithosphere. Asthenosphere. Pressure. (kilobars). Depth. 0 km. 30. The Development of Contact Metamorphism About a Cooling Dyke. Aims of the Project. To model the development of metamorphic zones around a dyke that is emplaced at the surface. Develop the discretised 2D heat equation by varying the model’s thermal properties and implementing progressive metamorphism. CONTACT AND DYNAMIC METAMORPHIC ROCKS. Hornfels, Skarns, Talc-Tremolite Schist, and Epidosite. 2. Contact and Dynamic Metamorphism. The rocks in this lab are formed either by contact metamorphism or by dynamic metamorphism associated with movement along a fault. Bell ringer: . Looking at the pictures, what do you think metamorphic rocks are? . What are Metamorphic Rocks? . Metamorphism means “to change form”.. Metamorphic rocks are rocks that form when . Metamorphism. :. . the process that creates metamorphic rocks. .. . All made from the alteration of existing rocks by excessive…. . pRESSURE. . AND/OR . a. metamorphic rock. . b. sedimentary rock. . c. igneous rock. d. sediment. . #1. Which of the following processes is NOT part of the rock cycle?. a. solidification. . b. chiseling. c. erosion. d. metamorphism. 1 billion years ago. Basement rocks are a Precambrian oceanic suite of sedimentary rocks. Then a suite of rocks deposited in a rift setting (includes gneiss, marble, . amphibolite. ). Closing of this rift (associated with . Metamorphic ROCKS. Geo 281: geology for engineers. Geology and Geophysics Department. King Saud University. What is metamorphism. Metamorphism . is the . transformation of . one rock type into another.. exhumation. . of. . continental. . crust. in . the. Alps. Nikolaus Froitzheim. Institut für Geowissenschaften. Universität Bonn. 1. . Deep. . subduction. . or. . tectonic. . overpressure. ?. 6. What is Metamorphism. Metamorphism. (from the Greek words for “changing form”) is the process by which rising temperature and changes in other environmental conditions transform rocks and minerals. Mahyra Tedeschi. 1*. , . Humberto Reis. 2. , Laura Stutenbecker. 3. , Matheus Kuchenbecker. 4. , Bruno Ribeiro. 5. ,. . Vitor Barrote. 6. , Pedro Leonardo Vieira. 1. , Cristiano Lana. 2. 1. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, .