EES-1000 Lecture 14: Lecture notes 2

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Metamorphic rocks: metamorphic- changed from an original parent or protolith, occurs in the solid state, mineralogy, texture, and composition may change! Causes of metamorphism: the agents of metamorphism are ! Fluids: not all agents are required; they often do co-occur! Heat: the upper t limit is melting. In temperature (t) ranges between 250 degrees c and 850 degrees c! composition and water content: heat energy breaks and reforms atomic bonds, sources of heat. Compression: geothermal gradient- t increases with depth! Crustal temperature (t) averages 30 degrees c/km of depth: the geothermal gradient varies depending on tectonic setting. Pressure (p): pressure increases with depth in the crust, con ning pressure force applied equally in all directions. Occurs during burial: differential stress- pressure that is greater in one orientation. Two kinds of differential stress:: normal stress- operates perpendicular to a service, shear stress- operates sideways across a surface, causes material to be smeared out. !

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