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CHAPTER ONE

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1 :l Geologica,l setting

1 :2 Na.ture of study

CHAPTER TWO

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Phyllites .....

Schista .....

Amphibolites ..... Gneisses .....

Migmatitea .....

Dolerites .....

Gra.ni to id rocks

Sedimentaxy rocks

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CONTENTS (CONTD . )

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CHAPTER !THREE

MINERALOGY AND PETROGRAPHY .**.*.....

3: 1 Metamorphic rocks .......... 322 Intrusive rocks ..........

CHAPTER FOUR

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY ............*..

b t 1 Foliations ............... 4:2 Folds .................... 423 Joints and Faults .......... 4:4 Microstructures .......... 4:s Deformation and Methorphic Episodes

CHAPTER FIVE

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION ..... ...e......

5: 1 Analytical Method .......... 5: 2 Geochemistry ............... 5: 3 Pe trogenesis ............... CHAPTER SIX

GEOCHRONOLOGY e...................

6 : 1 Analytical Method .......... 622 Results ............... 6:3 Interpretation of Results ..... CHAPTER SEVEN

IaTAMORPHISM .................... 149

7:l Metamorphic Type .......... 149

7:2 Isograds and Zones .......... 152

7:3 Temperature . Pressure conditions of

Me tamorphism ............... 157

CHAPTEX EIGHT

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS ............... 159