An Introduction to Metamorphic Petrology

A new edition of a classic text introducing metamorphic rocks and how they form, in full colour and thoroughly updated.

Bruce Yardley (Author), Clare Warren (Author)

9781108471558, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 4 February 2021

334 pages
25.2 x 19.4 x 2.1 cm, 0.91 kg

'A key addition to this book, and one that I'm sure teachers and lecturers will appreciate and utilise, is a set of exercises at the end of each chapter. The illustrations are well chosen and well crafted (and include some beautiful photographs); this is an important component of the book, as these illustrations are critical for conveying complex processes. Overall, the authors have done a tremendous job in crafting a classic, into what I predict will also become an as popular and well-revered textbook.' Nick M. W. Roberts, Mineralogical Magazine

This second edition is fully updated to include new developments in the study of metamorphism as well as enhanced features to facilitate course teaching. It integrates a systematic account of the mineralogical changes accompanying metamorphism of the major rock types with discussion of the conditions and settings in which they formed. The use of textures to understand metamorphic history and links to rock deformation are also explored. Specific chapters are devoted to rates and timescales of metamorphism and to the tectonic settings in which metamorphic belts develop. These provide a strong connection to other parts of the geology curriculum. Key thermodynamic and chemical concepts are introduced through examples which demonstrate their application and relevance. Richly illustrated in colour and featuring end-of-chapter and online exercises, this textbook is a comprehensive introduction to metamorphic rocks and processes for undergraduate students of petrology, and provides a solid basis for advanced study and research.

1. The Concept of Metamorphism
2. Chemical Equilibrium in Metamorphism
3. The Pressure-Temperature Conditions of Metamorphism
4. Metamorphism of Pelitic Rocks
5. Metamorphism of Basic Igneous Rocks
6. Metamorphism of Limestones – Marbles, Calc-Silicates and Skarns
7. Mineral Growth and Textures in Metamorphic Rocks
8. Metamorphism Linked to Deformation
9. The Duration of Metamorphism
10. Metamorphism and Tectonics.

Subject Areas: Geochemistry [RBGK], Petrology [RBGG], Geology & the lithosphere [RBG], Mineralogy & gems [PNV], Crystallography [PNT]