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Reactions in Metamorphic Rocks

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Some metamorphic reactions have been mentioned as examples of principles discussed in Chapter 2. Here I want to talk about (1) attempts to recognise realistic reactions from microstructural and electron micro-probe investigations of metamorphic rocks, and (2) attempts to relate observation and experiment on metamorphic reactions and phase equilibria. I will not try to cover everything, but will concentrate on a few apparently relevant reactions in metapelitic, ultramafic and mafic rocks, using P-T grids to give an idea of reaction sequences, where possible, and emphasising reactions that appear to be most realistic.

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Vernon, R.H. (1976). Reactions in Metamorphic Rocks. In: Metamorphic Processes. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-1109-4_4

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