Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78)

Michael B. Katz ¹

Affiliations
1 Geological Branch, Department of Natural Resources, Quebec, CA

Abstract

The nomenclature of the granulites which are the characteristic rocks of many granulite facies terrains is reviewed. The granulites which are defined in the classical sense are found in two distinct geological settings. In the high-grade metamorphic terrains of the Precambrian shields, the granulites occur associated with large anorthosite bodies as in the case of Mont Tremblant Park, Quebec, Canada. Also granulites are found in cores of old orogens here associated with rocks of eclogitic affinities. A simple classification of granulites consists of two prinicipal groups; quartzo-feldspathic and hypersthene granulites.

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Michael B. Katz ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Applied Geology, University of New South Wales. Kensington, N.S.W, AU

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