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Page 265
... metamorphic processes proceed with intensity . But in relatively quiet places , where sediments accumulate at slow rates , less spectacular changes also occur in response to changes in pressure and temperature conditions . Meta- morphic ...
... metamorphic processes proceed with intensity . But in relatively quiet places , where sediments accumulate at slow rates , less spectacular changes also occur in response to changes in pressure and temperature conditions . Meta- morphic ...
Page 271
... metamorphic rocks to become laminated , and the separate laminae may have distinct chemical compositions . A macroscopically rather homogeneous sediment may prove to be inhomoge- neous on a minute scale . When graywackes are metamor ...
... metamorphic rocks to become laminated , and the separate laminae may have distinct chemical compositions . A macroscopically rather homogeneous sediment may prove to be inhomoge- neous on a minute scale . When graywackes are metamor ...
Page 278
... metamorphic and orogenic events recognized on a global scale increases . phic events associated Pro- nounced mineral- ogical layering in schists It is the great task and problem of those who study meta- morphic rocks to deduce the ...
... metamorphic and orogenic events recognized on a global scale increases . phic events associated Pro- nounced mineral- ogical layering in schists It is the great task and problem of those who study meta- morphic rocks to deduce the ...
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