GAVERIA, McAndrew A.

BS Mining Engineering
Ralph Dominique Zaballero
Petrology Lecture (Wednesday, 11:00-13:00H)
Assignment #1 (Finals)

METAMORPHIC ROCK
(METAMORPHISM)

METAMORPHIC COMMON PROTOLITHS COMMON ROCKS TYPE OF COMMON

FACIES METAMORPHISM ENVIRONMENT

Hornfels Facies Shale Schist

Siltstone Gneiss
Sandstone Contact Middle Grade
Limestone
Dolomite

Zeolite Facies Heulandite Illite/Phengite

Analcite Chlorite Burial Low Grade
Quartz (Kaolinite, Paragonite)

Prehnite-Pumpellyite Calcite Phengite

Facies Dolomite Chlorite
Quartz Quartz (Pyrophyllite, Regional Low Grade
Clays Paragonite, Alkali Feldspar,
Talc Stilpnomelane, Lawsonite)
Muscovite

Greenschist Facies Shale Muscovite

Chlorite
Quartz (Biotite, Alkali Feldspar, Regional Middle Grade
Chloritoid, Paragonite, Albite,
and Spessartine)
Amphibole Facies Calcite Muscovite
Dolomite Biotite
Quartz Quartz (Garnet, Staurolite, Regional Middle Grade
Diopside Kyanite, Sillimanite, Andalusite, Metamorphism
Tremolite Cordierite, Chlorite,
Forsterite Plagioclase, Alkali Feldspar)
Grossular Garnet
Hornblende
Clinozoisite

Granulite Facies Feldspar Alkali Feldspar

Quartz Plagioclase
Sillimanite Regional High Grade
Quartz (Biotite, Garnet, Kyanite, Metamorphism
Orthopyroxene, Spinel,
Corundum, Sapphirine)

Blueschist Facies Basalt Phengite

Andesite Chlorite Regional
Gabbro Quartz (Albite, Jadeite, Metamorphism Middle Grade
Diorite Lawsonite, Garnet, Chloritoid, (High Pressure)
Paragonite)

Eclogite Facies Basalt Phengite Regional

Diabase Garnet Metamorphism Ultra High Grade
Gabbro Quartz