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Category Archives: Ireland
Thermobarometry: quantifying metamorphic conditions
Google the words metamorphism and etymology and you’ll likely find a link to a 16th Century definition of metamorphism: “change of form or shape, especially by witchcraft”. Gneiss formation by spells is not a popular hypothesis these days, but many … Continue reading →
Categories: Ireland, metamorphism
Metamorphism: Pressure-Temperature-time paths
Pressure-Temperature-time paths This post is in the middle of a series on metamorphism. Concepts such as metamorphic facies or grade all allow us to link a metamorphic rock to a particular set of conditions, under which it was metamorphosed. This … Continue reading →
Categories: Ireland, metamorphism
Accretionary Wedge – 37: Sexy Geology
Accretionary Wedge #37 called for examples of ‘Sexy Geology’. Here’s mine: You always remember your first time. I was a young man, freshly graduated and I’d somehow persuaded the government to give me (just) enough money to spend three years … Continue reading →
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