The Field Description of Metamorphic Rocks

This hand pocket-sized field guide describes how metamorphic rocks and rock masses may be observed, recorded and mapped in the field. Written at a level suitable for earth science undergraduate students, The Field Description of Metamorphic Rocks is an essential tool for any geologist – student, professional or amateur – faced with the task of making a general description of an area of metamorphic rocks. A clear, systematic framework, together with numerous colour diagrams, illustrations and checklists, enables readers to produce useful and broadly similar descriptions, despite possible differences of background or specialist interest. Additional information is also provided to aid those who are undertaking a field mapping and report course.

- Shows the reader how to observe metamorphic rocks in the field, from the outcrop to the hand specimen scale
- Fully revised and updated to incorporate new developments in the field
- User-friendly and accessible writing style
- Including a revised format with tabbed sections for easy navigation
- Key topics covered include; classification and mapping of metamorphic rocks, understanding key textures and fabrics, and details on contacts and fault zones.

- Introduction
- Background
- Mapping metamorphic rocks
- Banding
- Minerals, rock-types, compositions and grades
- Textures, fabrics, cleavage and schistosity
- Scattered entities: pods, boudins, augen, pseudomorphs, veins and pegmatites
- Contacts and reaction zones
- Faults, mylonites and cataclasites
- Reference tables and checklists
- Index