Igneous and metamorphic petrology represent two fundamental branches of geological science that elucidate the formation, transformation, and evolution of Earth’s solid materials.

Go forward to metamorphic textures. Click on "metamorphic microtextures." (This takes you to U. of N. Carolina). Click on foliation. 3. which two minerals are shown in this photomicrograph? Which ...

Stone remains a noble and elegant option for floors, which has high thermal inertia, structural stability, and pleasant texture.

Metamorphic T/P ratios and corresponding geothermal gradients for high-grade metamorphic rocks from both Proto-Tethys and Paleo-Tethys tectonic domains shows an increasing trend with age.

On ‘Metamorphic’, though, the sextet return to the energy that first caught them attention, but now with a renewed sense of identity.

Go back and click on "porphyroblastic texture." A porphyroblast is a larger crystal surrounded by finer-grained rock. The porphyroblast in this case is garnet. It appears black in crossed-polaroid ...

Researchers have discovered microdiamonds in the Nishisonogi metamorphic rock formation in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Microdiamonds in metamorphic rocks are important minerals because they form ...