Monday, January 24, 2005

Granulite Facies

One of the major divisions of the mineral facies classification of metamorphic rocks, the rocks of which formed under the most intense temperature-pressure conditions usually found in regional metamorphism. At the upper limit of the facies, migmatite formation or granitization processes may occur. Temperatures of 500� - 650� C (950� - 1,200� F) and pressures of several kilobars (one kilobar