The Moine, a set of sedimentary rocks found in furthest north-west Scotland have enjoyed at least three cycles of metamorphism and deformation. My only sample from here is a migmatitic gneiss, so when I heard about people studying sedimentology in the Moine, my mind was a little bit boggled – gneisses have lost all trace… Continue reading The biggest pile of sand the world has ever seen
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Metamorphism: grade, zones, index minerals, and whisky
This post is second in a series of posts about metamorphism. Metamorphic grade, zones and index minerals Science is based on a solid understanding of underlying physical principles. Although I have chickened-out of the detail, everything I mention in the previous post is based on a solid understanding of chemistry and physics. The knowledge we… Continue reading Metamorphism: grade, zones, index minerals, and whisky