Metamorphic Rocks Metamorphism • Meta = Change, Greek • Morph

Metamorphic Rocks Metamorphism • Meta = Change, Greek • Morph

Metamorphic Rocks Metamorphism • Meta = change, Greek • Morph = form, Greek • Metamorphic rocks form from other rocks (protolith) by essentially solid-state changes in mineralogy and/or texture as a result of a change in chemical and/or physical environment. Metamorphism is characterized by: • phase changes - growth of new physically discrete, separable components (minerals), either with or without (isochemical) addition of new material; and/or • textural changes - recrystallization, alignment and/or grain size, usually as a result of unequal application of stress Agents of Metamorphism • Have been recrystallized as the result of – Temperature – Pressure • Confining pressure (compressive stress) • Directed pressure (differential stress), including shearing – Chemical Activity • the composition of pore fluids Pore Fluids • A fluid that occupies the empty spaces between particles • May come from – Partial melting of the rock – Groundwater Metamorphic Processes • Recrystallization • New Minerals-Index Minerals – Neomorphism: transformation of one mineral into a new one, depending upon its new environment. – Metasomatism: metamorphism coupled with the introduction of ions from an external source. (Ex: Water) • Mineral Orientation • Mineral Segregation Metamorphic Processes-How it is Done • Temperature changes – Below 200° not much happens – Metastability can occur – Migmatite can form from igneous rocks • Half igneous, half metamorphic Pressure Changes • Makes minerals pack themselves closer (mineral segregation) Chemically Active Fluids • Volatiles (H2O, CO2) play an important role – Source is self contained • Metasomatism (open system) – Usually from an igneous intrusion – Hot water • Hydrothermal alteration • Plays a part in the formation of ores Effects of Metamorphism • Foliation – Slaty – Phyllitic – Schistose – Gneissic Classification of Metamorphic Rocks Foliated Rocks ♦Slate ♦Phyllite ♦Schist ♦Gneiss Non-Foliated Rocks ♦Marble ♦Quartzite ♦Hornfels ♦Anthracite Coal Types of Metamorphism • Contact or Thermal Metamorphism • Regional or Dynamothermal Metamorphism Metamorphic Facies • Facies =set of characteristics that distinguish a rock – Hornfels – Zeolite – Blueschist – Greenschist – Amphibolite – Granulite – Eclogite – Migmatite – (Magma) Insert your beautiful diagram here: .

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