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Definition, Limits and Types of Metamorphism

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The definition given below follows that given by the JUGS subcommission on the systematics of metamorphic rocks.

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  1. Mineralogisch-Petrographisches Institut, Albertstr. 23b, D-79104, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

    Professor Dr. Kurt Bucher

  2. Mineralogisch-Petrographisches Institut, Bernoullistr. 30, CH-4056, Basel, Switzerland

    Professor Dr. Martin Frey

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Bucher, K., Frey, M. (1994). Definition, Limits and Types of Metamorphism. In: Petrogenesis of Metamorphic Rocks. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03000-4_1

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