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... facies names apply . Thus , one can refer to a greenschist facies pelitic schist , an amphibolite facies calcsilicate rock , or a granulite facies garnet gneiss . Facies The boundaries between the different facies are regions of ...
... facies names apply . Thus , one can refer to a greenschist facies pelitic schist , an amphibolite facies calcsilicate rock , or a granulite facies garnet gneiss . Facies The boundaries between the different facies are regions of ...
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... facies series , reflecting the final stages of subduction of oceanic lithosphere , whereas the younger facies more typically belong to medium - pressure facies se- ries . Metamorphic rocks exposed in former collision zones may thus have ...
... facies series , reflecting the final stages of subduction of oceanic lithosphere , whereas the younger facies more typically belong to medium - pressure facies se- ries . Metamorphic rocks exposed in former collision zones may thus have ...
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... facies . Rocks of the blueschist facies rep- resent deep metamorphism under conditions of a low thermal gradient . The characteristic locale for this type of metamorphism appears to be along a continental margin being underthrust by an ...
... facies . Rocks of the blueschist facies rep- resent deep metamorphism under conditions of a low thermal gradient . The characteristic locale for this type of metamorphism appears to be along a continental margin being underthrust by an ...
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