Atlas of metamorphic rocks PVaVe Miele bane. qa UD Kors B.W.D.Yardley, W.S.MacKenzie and C.GuilfordContents Prete Acknorsegements Introduction Part I Varieties of metamorphic rocks (¢Sumbersin bald refer to photographs) Settings of metamorphism ‘Coniget etary 1 -Coniontechloite bitte borates 2 Peridoitehoenfoks Repional(dynomie metamorphism. 3 Garnet bitte sett, 4 Garnet saarolit shist/iotte sist 5 Peridouite monte Seacfloor and hydeothermal 6 Seilogramphibolite 7 Epidosite Impact metamorphism Impact metamoxphievoek Metamorphisn af simentary racks Metamoxphism of elite rocks -Meatuoy pressure metamorphism: Prehrite purpellite facies 9 Graphite slate Greenschist facies —chlito zone 10 Chiorite muscovite lbite schist Grooms ices bitte zone HL Biotite chlorite muscovite schist 12 Microctineepidote mica schist 13 Chtortoxdsinte easchist avis parpet zone 14 Garnet chlorite biotite shist, 15 Garnet chlortoidseist Amphibolite facies stourolite zone 16 Stourolte shi w 0 u 16 7 is is Ampibolite facies kymite zone 17 Garnet staurohite kyanite goes 18 Kyanite bios Amphibolite facies sil 19 Sillimanite tauclie schist High emperauire meremorphion Amphibolite fies siimanite K-eldspar zone 20 Silimanite K-eldspaebitie schist 21 Gametcordiente plagioclase siimsanitegmcis Granule facies 22 Garne' corlierte K-teldspar gneiss 23 Migmatiti gneiss 24 Garnet ordierte spinel quart amcks 25 Sapphirine granule 26 Sapphirin cordierite biotite gcse Erfoct of pressure variations on plite assemblages Low pressure metamorphism ornblende horafels facies 27 Andualusite (chiastolite) hornels 28 Condirie andaluste horns (spoted lato) 29 Anlst biotite shit 30 Anvdluitesaurlite schist Pyroxene hornfes faci BM Arallusite corre Samdinite facies 32 Cordinite plagiotase comand spine hornels x spar hornels High pressure metamanphion Blueschise facies 38 Corpholitea Ecoloite facies 36 Talekyanite schist (whitesehist) 537 Pyrope kyanite ale phengite schist with coesite Granuite cies ‘SM Kefeldspaekyaritegranutte Metamogphism of wl, ge ackes and chet Tus ane! groywackes Zeolite ries Lawrvontite me “Heat nite aces Judkite gla uske Ppampeayite 42 Pumpedyites 48 “pnomelan Proha a 2% 2» u iu 3 M a 3 0 aCherts and ranstones Greenschiat facies 44 Stlprometane schist Fahesohist facies 45 Richockitesegitineaugite mew 46 Piemonte metachert Greensehist aces 47 Minncsorite grunerite mets-isonstone Anphibolite fa * Metamorph of marbles al cal Gieensehist facies 9 Talemarbie ‘Meat ta igh grade facies 0 Tremolite marble Diopside phlogopite 52 Clinohumite Forster 53 Seapolite marie urbe tespinel marble 54 Wollasionite diopside grossular cle sleate rock $5 Actinoiteandesine shit $6 Clinozoisite sehist ‘Metamorphism of igneous rocks Mesamorphism of basic snd itesmediate taneous rocks Mead prevare metamorphism Prehnite pumpeliite facies ‘$7. Pumpelyite metahasall hist ies ‘$8 Greenschist with igncows relics 59 Epidoteactinolite schist, Gn Amphibole facies . 60 Epidote amphibolite Gt Ampnibotite ‘ G2 Contieriteanthophytliveeneis Granule laces ‘63 Fekdspatic geanalte {4 Garnet homblende pytoxene granu High pressure metanonphisen iuesent facies 6 Crosito schist 666 Lawsonite Wiueseist {67 Garnet ghacophaine schist, logit cies 68 Edosite f @ Kyanitecdosite 70 Edjogized dolerite Metamorphism of ultrabasie rocks : TH Serpontinie Amphibolite facies "TR Olivine tale cathomate rock Gran 1% pentinized meta-peridotite ‘Metamorph of acd platonic rocks Greenseist facies 74 Metatonaite Amphibotite facies 7S Augen gneiss Granite fates "16 Charnockite Eclogite facies 77 Sadie metagranite 7 adste gneiss " 8 8 ~” 2 s 35 36 cy 6 3 rn o 8s 8 ” n R B ” 4 n ” *® 9 st Part 2 Textures of metamorphic rocks Introduction Simple textural terms Grins and shape "79 Foiatons(bedaing and sehistosty) 80° Granoblastie polygonal texture SL Acicular texture 82 Decussate texte 83 Porphyeoplasts and pressure shadows Plast dtorn fon and mylonitization $4. Strained quart with sutured boundaries 85 Mylomite 86 Granite ultra-mylonite 87 Ultexmylonite {88 Mplonite with porphyroctasts and ribbon texture Time relations between deformation and metamorphism 89 Protcctome porphyroblass, 9 Probable syntectonic porphyroblast BE Late tectonic poephyrbsts 92 Posetectonic porphyroblasts 93 Syntectoic (snoebalh poxphytoblass 94 Multiple poxphiyroblstarowth 98 Complex metamomhicideFormation history Resetion textures 96 Armoured relics 97 Armoured elics 98 Zonederystals 9 Atollstuctuce 10) Peeadomorph vextures tor Reaction ins 2 —Covona texture L M3 Corcnatextore TL 14 Corona tenture 105 _ Diffusion metssomatic zoning Textures of polymetamorphisn, 106 Contact metamorphism afte regional 107 Biveschist overprint on eclogite 108 Greenschist facies overprint on Mucseh 109 Retrograde metamocphism, Polymorphic transitions 10 Kyanite after chissolte in graphite horns 1 Siliacite afte adalsite wn silimanite bores 112 Andaluste after kyanite in kyanite rica seis 113 Topotactic replacement of aragonite by calito References Indes of mineral ares Genera index 88 es » * on o 2 9 % 4 96 9% 98 9% 109 0 vot we. ue, us. ina us 106 107 wr 108 us 109 110 ut uz 113,