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Metamorphic Petrology

Metamorphic Petrology. Dr. Mahrous Abu El-Enen Homepage: http:// www.mans.edu.eg/facscim/GeoDept/Staff%20member%20CV/Mahrous.htm E-mail: mahrous@mans.edu.eg. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم. ربنا ماخلقت هذا باطلا سبحانك فقنا عذاب النار. Course Outline. Lecture I: Introduction

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Metamorphic Petrology

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  1. Metamorphic Petrology Dr. Mahrous Abu El-Enen Homepage: http://www.mans.edu.eg/facscim/GeoDept/Staff%20member%20CV/Mahrous.htm E-mail: mahrous@mans.edu.eg

  2. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ربنا ماخلقت هذا باطلا سبحانك فقنا عذاب النار

  3. Course Outline Lecture I: Introduction ►Composition of the Earth ► Rock types ► Plate tectonic theory ► Why we study metamorphic rocks? Lecture II: Definition, limits and types of metamorphism ► Factors and limits of metamorphism ► Types and environment of metamorphism Lecture III: Types of Metamorphism ► Regional and local metamorphism ► Metamorphism and plate tectonics Lecture IV: Metamorphic Reactions and Protoliths of Metamorphic Rocks ► Development of Metamorphic minerals and rocks ► Metamorphic reactions and P-T path ► Types of metamorphic reactions ► Protoliths of metamorphic rocks

  4. Course Outline Lecture V: Metamorphic Textures ► Development of Metamorphic minerals and rocks ► Metamorphic reactions and P-T path ► Types of metamorphic reactions ► Protoliths of metamorphic rocks Lecture VI: Metamorphic Grade and Facies ► metamorphic grade ► Metamorphic facies ► Metamorphic series ► Graphical representation of metamorphic mineral assemblages Lecture VII: Nomenclature of Metamorphic rocks ► metamorphic grade ► Metamorphic facies ► Metamorphic series ► Graphical representation of metamorphic mineral assemblages

  5. Cont. Course Outline Lecture VIII: Metamorphism of Pelitic rocks (Part-I) ►Pre-metamorphism ► low grade metamorphic changes Lecture IX: Metamorphism of Pelitic rocks (Part-II) ► Barrovian Zonal scheme of metapelites ► Buchan zonal scheme of metapelites ►Higher temperature metapelites Lecture VIII: Metamorphism of basic Igneous rocks ►Mineralogy of Metabasites ► Low metamorphic metabasites ► Greenschist-amphibolite facies metabasites ► High temperature metabasites Lecture VII: Metamorphism of calcareous Rocks ► Calcite marble ► Dolomite marble ► Calc-silicate rocks Lecture VIII: Metamorphism of Ultramafic rocks

  6. Required Textbooks • An Introduction to metamorphic petrology • Yardley (1989) • Petrogenesis of metamorphic rocks • Bucher and Frey (1994) • Introduction to metamorphic textures and microstructures • Barker (1998) • Lecture notes on Metamorphic petrology • Abu El-Enen

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