Field Geology of High-Grade Gneiss Terrains

This textbook on structural geology aimed is primarily at the interpretation of high-grade gneiss terrains. The authors outline some of the more commonly seen structural features, suggest how they can be analyzed and interpreted, and explain which sampling techniques for petrology, geochemistry and geochronology will give the best results. The text is illustrated with line drawings and photographs, and features chapters on mapping in gneiss terrains, fabric development, interpretation of structures and fabrics, metamorphic history of gneiss terrains, geochemistry, isotope geochemistry and geochronology, and origin and evolution of high-grade gneiss terrains. A problem section includes illustrated examples of structures that are difficult to interpret and which allow readers to test their skills.