Metamorphic Petrology Dr Mahrous Abu ElEnen Homepage http

Metamorphic Petrology Dr. Mahrous Abu El-Enen Homepage: http: //www. mans. edu. eg/facscim/Geo. Dept/Staff%20 member%20 CV/Mahrous. htm E-mail: mahrous@mans. edu. eg

Course Outline Lecture I: Introduction ► Composition of the Earth ► Rock types ► Plate tectonic theory ► Why we study metamorphic rocks? Lecture II: Definition, limits and types of metamorphism ► Factors and limits of metamorphism ► Types and environment of metamorphism Lecture III: Types of Metamorphism ► Regional and local metamorphism ► Metamorphism and plate tectonics Lecture IV: Metamorphic Reactions and Protoliths of Metamorphic Rocks ► Development of Metamorphic minerals and rocks ► Metamorphic reactions and P-T path ► Protoliths of metamorphic rocks ► Types of metamorphic reactions

Course Outline Lecture V: Metamorphic Textures ► Development of Metamorphic minerals and rocks ► Metamorphic reactions and P-T path ► Types of metamorphic reactions ► Protoliths of metamorphic rocks Lecture VI: Metamorphic Grade and Facies ► metamorphic grade ► Metamorphic facies ► Metamorphic series ► Graphical representation of metamorphic mineral assemblages Lecture VII: Nomenclature of Metamorphic rocks ► metamorphic grade ► Metamorphic facies ► Metamorphic series ► Graphical representation of metamorphic mineral assemblages

Cont. Course Outline Lecture VIII: Metamorphism of Pelitic rocks (Part-I) ► Pre-metamorphism ► low grade metamorphic changes Lecture IX: Metamorphism of Pelitic rocks (Part-II) ► Barrovian Zonal scheme of metapelites ► Buchan zonal scheme of metapelites ►Higher temperature metapelites Lecture VIII: Metamorphism of basic Igneous rocks ► Mineralogy of Metabasites ► Low metamorphic metabasites ► Greenschist-amphibolite facies metabasites ► High temperature metabasites Lecture VII: Metamorphism of calcareous Rocks ► Calcite marble ► Dolomite marble ► Calc-silicate rocks Lecture VIII: Metamorphism of Ultramafic rocks

Required Textbooks -An Introduction to metamorphic petrology Yardley (1989) -Petrogenesis of metamorphic rocks Bucher and Frey (1994) -Introduction to metamorphic textures and microstructures Barker (1998) -Lecture notes on Metamorphic petrology Abu El-Enen