Metamorphic Grade
Types Of Metamorphic Facies
Common metamorphic facies include:
- Hornfels facies: low- to high-grade metamorphism.
- Zeolite facies: low-grade metamorphism.
- Greenschist facies: low-grade metamorphism.
- Amphibolite facies: medium-grade metamorphism.
- Granulite facies: high-grade metamorphism.
- Blueschist facies: low-temperature/high-pressure metamorphism.
- Eclogite facies: high-grade metamorphism.
Contact, regional, and burial metamorphism produce the metamorphic facies listed above.
An interior view of Earth showing the metamorphic grade.
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