UT Arlington GEOL 1113 - Metamorphism and Metamorphic rocks

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metamorphism and metamorphic rocks!the rock cycle!metamorphism!• high enough temperature & pressure to “change” rocks!"but not high enough to melt rocks!" "…changes to rocks occur in the solid-state…!• hot, reactive fluids also contribute!• old minerals, unstable under new P, T !"conditions, re-crystallize into !" "new minerals!• metamorphism occurs at depth; cannot!"see metamorphic rocks unless!" "they are uplifted!• new rocks are metamorphic rocks!metamorphic rocks: controlling factors!• parent rock composition (also called protolith)!• temperature and pressure during metamorphism!• tectonic forces!• fluids!no new material is added to rock during metamorphism!if parent material contains only one mineral!limestone!marble (CaCO3)!limestone (CaCO3)!parent rock composition!metamorphic rock will have similar composition to parent rock!resultant metamorphic rock will only have one mineral!"--mineral will be recrystallized (texture changes)--!limestone under microscope!(stained)!(note fragments of shells)!marble under microscope!(note interconnecting grains)!texture changes!if parent material contains many minerals…!garnet growing! garnet schist (metamorphic rock)!…old minerals will recombine to form new minerals!clay, quartz, mica, and volcanic fragments in a sandstone!"will combine to form new metamorphic minerals!example is garnet: which grows during metamorphism!heat is essential!temperature during metamorphism!• heat from Earth’s deep interior!• all minerals stable over finite temperature range!• higher temperatures than range cause melting!" "(and therefore generates igneous rocks)!think about mixing flour, yeast, water, salt….!….nothing happens until they have a heat source!" " and then they make bread!pressure in the Earth acts the same in all directions!pressure is proportional!to depth in the Earth!look at example with deep water!pressure increases!with depth!volume decreases!with depth!pressure during metamorphism!Increases about 1 kilobar per 3.3 km!or 30 MPa/km (megapascals/km)!high pressure minerals: more compact and dense!--in rocks, grains pack together--!consequence on cube is squeezing !into smaller cube!tectonic forces - driven by plate motion!!lead to forces that are not equal in all directions (differential stress)!compressive stress (hands squeeze together)!causes flattening at 90° to stress!shearing (hands rubbing together) !causes flattening parallel to stress!flattened pebbles in metamorphic rock!fluids!• hot water (water vapor) most important!• heat causes unstable minerals to release water!• water reacts with surrounding rocks !"and transports dissolved material and ions!time!• metamorphism may take millions of years!• longer times allow new minerals to grow larger!"--coarser grained rocks!metamorphic rocks: basic classification!foliated (layered)!non-foliated (non-layered)!type of foliation -- e.g. slaty!composition -- e.g. marble!based on rock texture!foliation!foliated (layered) metamorphic rocks!results from differential stress (not equal in all directions)!non-foliated! foliated!appearance under microscope!foliated metamorphic rock: slate!foliated metamorphic rock: slate!foliated metamorphic rock: phyllite (higher T, P than slate)!garnet!foliated metamorphic rock: schist (higher T, P than phyllite)!…new minerals grow -- garnet (large, roundish grains)!schist under microscope!garnet!banding of quartz/feldspar and ferromagnesian minerals!foliated metamorphic rock: gneiss (higher T, P than schist)!non-foliated (non-layered) metamorphic rocks!results from pressure: equal in all directions!named on the basis of their composition!limestone (CaCO3)!marble (CaCO3)!Carrara Marble Quarry!Michelangelo’s David!non-foliated metamorphic rocks: quartzite!metamorphosed !quartz sandstone!Photo credit: R. Weller!non-foliated metamorphic rocks: hornfels!metamorphosed !basalt!types of metamorphism!contact metamorphism!• occurs adjacent to magma bodies intruding!"cooler country rock -- “contact”!• produces non-foliated metamorphic rocks!• happens in a narrow zone of contact!"(~1 to 100 m wide) known as aureole!• forms fine-grained (e.g. hornfels) or!"coarse-grained (e.g. marble) rocks!types of metamorphism!regional metamorphism!• occurs over wide region and ! mostly in deformed!"mountain ranges!• produces foliated metamorphic ! rocks!• happens at high pressures and! over a range of temperature!• increases in pressures and! temperatures forms rocks of!"higher metamorphic grade!other types of metamorphism (less common)!• produces migmatites, which! have both intrusive and!"metamorphic textures!• occurs during impact events!partial melting during metamorphism!shock metamorphism!• yields very high pressures!• forms “shocked” rocks around! impact craters!migmatite!igneous and metamorphic!textures!hydrothermal alteration along mid-ocean ridge!cold sea water encounters hot basalt, forms steam, alters minerals!black smoker offshore Pacific Northwest!hot steam/sea water cools as it emerges into ocean and!precipitates metals!temperatures cooler in down-going (subducting) plate!(dashed purple line is isotherm -- line of equal T)!plate tectonics and metamorphism!regional metamorphism associated with convergent boundaries!• pressure increases with depth!• temperature varies laterally!• different P, T conditions! yield different degrees!"of


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