Ultrahigh Pressure Metamorphism

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511573088

Recent discoveries of diamond and coesite in the upper crustal rocks of the Earth have drastically changed scientists' ideas concerning the limits of crustal metamorphism. This book provides detailed accounts of the discoveries of diamond and coesite in crustal rocks and provides insights regarding their formation at very high pressures. The formation of these minerals is related to subduction and continental collision and the tectonics, petrological and mineralogical conditions of diamond and coesite formation are each discussed. Written by the leading workers in this exciting field, this book attempts to define an entirely new field of metamorphism - ultrahigh pressure metamorphism (UHPM). In doing so, it explains the formation of ultrahigh pressure minerals and explores new ideas regarding the tectonic setting of this style of metamorphism. This book will be of particular interest to researchers and graduate students of metamorphic petrology and global tectonics.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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List of contributors
pp vii-viii
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Preface
pp ix-x
- By R. G. Coleman, Stanford University, Xiaomin Wang, Stanford University
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1 - Overview of the geology and tectonics of UHPM
pp 1-32
- By R. G. Coleman, X. Wang
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2 - Experimental and petrogenetic study of UHPM
pp 33-95
- By H.-J. Massonne
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3 - Principal mineralogic indicators of UHP in crustal rocks
pp 96-131
- By C. Chopin, N. V. Sobolev
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4 - Structures in UHPM rocks: A case study from the Alps
pp 132-158
- By A. Michard, C. Henry, C. Chopin
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5 - Creation, preservation, and exhumation of UHPM rocks
pp 159-181
- By B. R. Hacker, S. M. Peacock
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6 - The role of serpentinite melanges in the unroofing of UHPM rocks: An example from the Western Alps of Italy
pp 182-205
- By M. C. Blake, Jr., D. E. Moore, A. S. Jayko
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7 - Ultra-high-pressure metamorphic rocks in the Western Alps
pp 206-243
- By R. Compagnoni, T. Hirajima, C. Chopin
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8 - HP and UHP eclogites and garnet peridotites in the Scandinavian Caledonides
pp 244-298
- By E. J. Krogh, D. A. Carswell
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9 - Microcoesites and microdiamonds in Norway: An overview
pp 299-355
- By D. C. Smith
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10 - UHPM terrane in east central China
pp 356-390
- By X. Wang, R. Zhang, J. G. Liou
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11 - A model for the tectonic history of HP and UHPM regions in east central China
pp 391-426
- By E. A. Eide
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12 - Diamond-bearing metamorphic rocks of the Kokchetav massif (Northern Kazakhstan)
pp 427-455
- By V. S. Shatsky, N. V. Sobolev, M. A. Vavilov
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13 - Orogenic ultramafic rocks of UHP (diamond facies) origin
pp 456-510
- By D. G. Pearson, G. R. Davies, P. H. Nixon
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Index
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of contributors
pp vii-viii

Preface
pp ix-x

1 - Overview of the geology and tectonics of UHPM
pp 1-32

2 - Experimental and petrogenetic study of UHPM
pp 33-95

3 - Principal mineralogic indicators of UHP in crustal rocks
pp 96-131

4 - Structures in UHPM rocks: A case study from the Alps
pp 132-158

5 - Creation, preservation, and exhumation of UHPM rocks
pp 159-181

6 - The role of serpentinite melanges in the unroofing of UHPM rocks: An example from the Western Alps of Italy
pp 182-205

7 - Ultra-high-pressure metamorphic rocks in the Western Alps
pp 206-243

8 - HP and UHP eclogites and garnet peridotites in the Scandinavian Caledonides
pp 244-298

9 - Microcoesites and microdiamonds in Norway: An overview
pp 299-355

10 - UHPM terrane in east central China
pp 356-390

11 - A model for the tectonic history of HP and UHPM regions in east central China
pp 391-426

12 - Diamond-bearing metamorphic rocks of the Kokchetav massif (Northern Kazakhstan)
pp 427-455

13 - Orogenic ultramafic rocks of UHP (diamond facies) origin
pp 456-510

Index
pp 511-528

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