Shale-Slate Metamorphism in Southern Appalachians

PrefaceChapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Geologic BackgroundChapter 3 Petrology Introduction Diagenesis General Microstructure Anchizone General Microstructure Epizone General Microstructure Orientation Layer Silicate FilmsChapter 4 Illite-Mica Introduction X-ray Analysis Peak Width (002)/(001) Polymorphs (060) Introduction to Chemistry Chemistry ParagoniteChapter 5 Chlorite Introduction X-ray Analysis Distribution Mineral Character Chemistry Acid Dissolution Technique Chlorite Chemistry X-ray Partitioning Reaction Rates Effect of Acid on MicaChapter 6 Oxygen Isotopes Introduction Method δ18O Values Isotope Temperatures Hydrogen IsotopesChapter 7 Potassium-Argon Introduction 40Ar-39Ar Introduction Minerological Interpretation of Argon Release During Stepwise Heating 40Ar-39Ar Age Spectra Conventional K-Ar Ages Introduction Results and Discussion Heater experimentChapter 8 Response of Physilites to Temperature and Tectonics Separating Effects of Temperature and Tectonics Criteria for Establishing Metamorphic Grades Stability Range of Minerals PaleothermometerChapter 9 Character of Bulk Physilites Thermal Dehydration Cation Exchange Capacity Bulk Mineralogy Porosity Bulk Chemical AnalysisChapter 10 Carbonate Rocks Introduction Composition Composition of Acid-Insoluble Residue K-Ar Apparent Age of Acid-Insoluble Residues K-Ar Apparent Age of the Acid-Soluble Minerals Method K-Ar Apparent AgesBibliographyIndex