Eclogite facies rocks
By: edited by D.A. Carswell.
Contributors: Carswell, D. A.
Publisher: Blackie; Chapman and Hall
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Glasgow; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 396
Subjects: Eclogite.
Description: Eclogites and eclogite facies rocks, formed at high pressures and high temperatures, provide valuable information on the physical and chemical conditions within the earth's crust. This is the first volume to provide a coherent and comprehensive review of the conditions necessary for the formation of eclogites and eclogite facies rocks and assemblages, and a detailed account of eclogite evolution and genesis. The authors present a thorough treatment of the stability relations and geochemistry of these rocks, their intimate association with continental plate collision zones and suture zones, and the implications for placing constraints of palaeo-plate movements and crustal evolution.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [350]-392.
Includes index.