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Metamorphic Rocks Definitions • Metamorphic Rock - "Meta"= Change - "Morph"= form A rock that has been changed from its original (parent) by heat, pressure and/or fluids into a new rock (daughter) Heat Sources Sources Include..... Include..... Magma •• Magma -- temperature temperature of of magma magma -- composition composition of of magma magma Geothermal gradient gradient •• Geothermal -- temperature temperature increases increases with with depth depth of of burial burial Uniform Pressure vs Directed Pressure Uniform Pressure Lithostatic •• Lithostatic -- "Lithos"= "Lithos"= rock, rock, static= static= unchanged unchanged (pressure) (pressure) -- uniform uniform (aka (aka non-directed) non-directed) -- equal equal intensity intensity from from all all directions directions by by rocks rocks Directed Pressure one direction of squeezing is much stronger than the others Minerals align themselves to reduce stress. Types of Metamorphism Contact •• Contact -- caused caused by by igneous igneous activity activity or hydrothermal fluids Dynamic •• Dynamic -- aka aka cataclastic cataclastic -- associated associated with with faults faults & & earthquake earthquake zones zones Regional •• Regional -- caused caused by by tremendous tremendous pressures pressures associated with tectonic activity Contact Metamorphism Igneous Intrusions Intrusions •• Igneous -- size size and and type type of of magma magma important important mafic magma magma hotter hotter than than felsic felsic >>mafic -- heat heat decreases decreases away away from from magma magma forms aa zone zone of of altered altered country country rocks rocks >>forms Sometimes creates a metamorphic rock called a hornfels -in essence a “cooked” rock Regional Metamorphism Most common common form form of of metamorphism metamorphism •• Most caused by by large large scale scale forces forces •• caused -- lithospheric lithospheric plate plate collision collision covers very very large large areas areas •• covers -- metamorphic metamorphic belts belts or or zones zones -- Zones Zones are are characterized characterized by by Index Minerals Minerals Index form under under specific specific temperatures temperatures and and pressures pressures >>form metamorphic facies facies >>metamorphic commonly associated associated with with •• commonly -- shields: areas areas of crystalline rocks rocks Shields andstable Mountains: of crystalline Metamorphic Textures Foliated •• Foliated -- Folios Folios == page page or or leaf-like leaf-like -- rock rock has has distinct distinct banding banding or or layering layering often not not smooth smooth like like in in sedimentary sedimentary rocks rocks >>often -- formed formed under under directed directed pressure pressure Non-foliated •• Non-foliated -- no no distinct distinct layering layering character character -- often often aa massive massive crystalline crystalline texture texture -- formed formed under under uniform uniform pressures pressures Foliated Texture Foliated Textures Slatey •• Slatey -- looks looks like like blackboard blackboard dull surface surface >>dull -- smooth, smooth, thin thin layering layering -- breaks breaks into into flat flat slabs slabs referred to to as as slatey slatey cleavage cleavage >>referred -- no no mineral mineral grains grains visible visible Phyllitic •• Phyllitic -- looks looks like like waxed waxed surface surface has aa "sheen" "sheen" to to itit >>has -- may may have have little little "waves" "waves" on on surface surface referred to to as as >>referred crenulations crenulations -- some some small small grains grains visible visible Schistose •• Schistose -- distinct bands of minerals -- visible visible grains mineral grains garnets, staurolites staurolites >>garnets, -- may may have have shiny shiny appearance due to to mica mica minerals minerals >>due Gneissic •• Gneissic -- larger larger grains grains -- may may look look like like igneous igneous rock rock -- may may have have crude crude banding banding intensely distorted distorted >>intensely -- different different minerals minerals than than schistose schistose Foliated MM Rocks slate phyllite schist gneiss MM MM Rocks Rocks that that could could form form as as aa shale shale (sedimentary) (sedimentary) parent parent rock rock is is exposed to increasing directed pressure and temperature Non-foliated Rocks • Marble: - metamorphosed limestone Quartzite: •• Quartzite: -- metamorphosed metamorphosed quartz sandstone sandstone quartz Metamorphic Zones Metamorphic Zones • Metamorphism is common along most plate boundaries like this. Metamorphic Facies distinctive metamorphic metamorphic lithologies lithologies that that occur occur in in well well •• distinctive defined areas areas and and named named after after the the key key rocks rocks found found defined