Eclogite Facies Rocks

Download or read book Eclogite Facies Rocks written by D.A. Carswell and published by Springer. This book was released on 1990 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eclogites and eclogite facies rocks, formed at high pressures and high temperatures, provide valuable information on the physical and chemical conditions within the earth's crust. This is the first volume to provide a coherent and comprehensive review of the conditions necessary for the formation of eclogites and eclogite facies rocks and assemblages, and a detailed account of eclogite evolution and genesis. The authors present a thorough treatment of the stability relations and geochemistry of these rocks, their intimate association with continental plate collision zones and suture zones, and the implications for placing constraints of palaeo-plate movements and crustal evolution.