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I assume you have encountered metamorphic minerals and rocks in elementary geology courses and subsequent petrology courses, and that you are aware of leading text-books on metamorphism, treated mainly from the chemical, mineralogical or field viewpoints.9,12,16 In this book I want to concentrate on the details of metamorphic reactions and micro-structures, especially those aspects that require a combination of chemical and physical processes for their fuller understanding. In this chapter I will discuss a few aspects of metamorphism that are a necessary background to the rest of the book.
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Vernon, R.H. (1976). Background Discussion. In: Metamorphic Processes. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-1109-4_1
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