High-temperature Metamorphism and Crustal Anatexis, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990 The Mineralogical Society Series, Vol. 2

This second volume in the new series produced by the Mineralogical Society is concerned with the study of rocks from the deep continental crust. It is, we hope, timely to summarize recent petrological advances contributing to this field of active interest. Based mainly on review papers read at a conference, the chapters have subsequently been revised and expanded, while the editors have produced an introductory overview as Chapter 1. The conference was the Winter Meeting of the Mineralogical Society on 15 December 1988, at wh ich Prof. R. C. Newton delivered the 20th Hallimond Lecture of the Society (which forms the basis of Ch. 7). The editors are grateful to all who contrib­ uted to the smooth running of the meeting at Kingston Polytechnic, and in the ensuing preparation of the volume: in particular, we sincerely thank all of the following for their labours as referees: A. J. Baker, L. M. Barron, M. J. Bickle, A. D. Chambers, J. D. Clemens, J. S. Daly, G. T. R. Droop, C. R. L. Friend, E. S. Grew, S. L. Harley, R. S. Harmon, N. B. W. Harris, B. Harte, T. J. B. Holland, N. F. C. Hudson, W. S. MacKenzie, W. Perkins, H. R. Rollinson, J. W. Sheraton, D. J. Waters, R. H. Worden and B. W. D. Yardley. John R.

1 An overview of diverse responses to diverse processes at high crustal temperatures.- 2 Graphical analysis of P-T-X relations in granulite facies metapelites.- 3 A model for rates of disequilibrium melting during metamorphism.- 4 Formation and composition of H2O-undersaturated granitic melts.- 5 Garnet porphyroblast-bearing leucosomes in metapelites: mechanisms, phase diagrams, and an example from Broken Hill, Australia.- 6 Isotopic modification of the continental crust: implications for the use of isotope tracers in granite petrogenesis.- 7 Fluids and melting in the Archaean deep crust of southern India (Hallimond Lecture of the Mineralogical Society).- 8 Fluid-rock interaction in the north-west Adirondack Mountains, New York State.- 9 Progressive reactions and melting in the Acadian metamorphic high of central Massachusetts and southwestern New Hampshire, USA.- 10 Granulite facies metamorphism of metabasic and intermediate rocks in the Highland Series of Sri Lanka.- 11 Local, mid-crustal granulite facies metamorphism and melting: an example in the Mount Stafford area, central Australia.- 12 Archaean and Proterozoic high-grade terranes of East Antarctica (40–80°E): a case study of diversity in granulite facies metamorphism.- 13 Prograde metamorphism, anatexis, and retrogression of the Scourian Complex, north-west Scotland.