梅森1941年5月4日生于英国伦敦，1963年获剑桥大学理学学士学位，1967年获剑桥大学哲学博士学位，1990年获英国Hertfordshire大学教育学研究生证书。1966—1996年，先后在在英国伦敦大学大学学院、伦敦大学Birkbeck学院、Luton大学讲授《变质岩岩石学》、《构造地质学》和《地质学》等课程，其中1986年在武汉地质学院讲授《变质岩石学》。1996年起，在中国地质大学(武汉)为国家理科基地班和工科基地班讲授双语课程《变质岩石学》和《变质地质学》。现为中国地质大学(武汉)矿物学岩石学矿床学教授、英国伦敦教育顾问。主要研究领域包括变质岩石学、变质地质学、双语教育。他的《变质岩岩石学(第一版，1978)》于1981年被译成俄文在苏联世界出版社出版。他的《变质岩岩石学(第二版，1990)》被英、美、中、俄众多岩石学教材引用。由于他在双语教学和中英交流所作的突出贡献，2001年获得我国政府授予外籍专家的zui高奖——友谊奖。桑隆康1945年10月25日生于江西省九江市，1969年毕业于合肥工业大学地质系，1982年获武汉地质学院理学硕士学位，1970一1979年在安徽省地质局311地质队从事变质磷矿地质调查和找矿勘探工作。1982年起，在中国地质大学(武汉)讲授《岩石学》、《变质岩石学》和《变质地质学》等课程。现为中国地质大学(武汉)矿物学岩石学矿床学教授、博士生导师、精品课程《岩石学》负责人，俄罗斯自然科学院外籍院士。主要研究领域包括岩石学、变质地质学、地学教育。多次获得省部级教学和科研奖励。他与路凤香教授联合主编的教材《岩石学》作为高等教育面向21世纪课程教材于2002年在地质出版社出版。
Chapter 1 Definition of metamorphism, classification of metamorphic rocks
1.1 Definition of metamorphism
1.2 Classification and nomenclature of metamorphic rocks
1.3 The minerals of metamorphic rocks
1.4 English mineral names
1.5 Description of thin sections of metamorphic rocks
HOMEWORK
Chapter 2 Conditions of metamorphism, P-T-t paths, the Phase Rule, composition-assemblage diagrams, metamorphic facies
2.1 Limits of metamorphism
2.2 P-T-t paths
2.3 Equilibrium
2.4 The Phase Rule
2.5 Using the Phase Rule to fix P- T Conditions
2.6 AFM diagrams
2.7 Metamorphic facies
HOMEWORK
Chapter 3 Contact metamorphism 1 : the role of heat
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Contact aureole of the Markfield Diorite, Leicestershire, England
3.3 Contact aureole of the Skiddaw Granite, Lake District, England
3.4 Heat transfer at the contacts of intrusions
3.5 Effect of intrusion size and shape on aureole size and shape
3.6 Thermal conduction models of contact aureoles
3.7 Thermal convection models of contact aureoles
3.8 Facies series in contact metamorphism
HOMEWORK
Chapter 4 Contact metamorphism 2: the role of fluids
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Contact metamorphism of limestone
4.3 Buffering of H2O and CO2 in calcareous skarns
4.4 Very high temperature reactions between calcite and quartz
4.5 Discussion
HOMEWORK
Chapter 5 Dynamic metamorphism
5.1 Introduction and definition
5.2 Strain
5.3 Classification of dynamic metamorphic rocks
5.4 The Lochseiten Mylonite, Switzerland
5.5 Dynamic metamorphism in Dengfeng County, Henan Province
5.6 Dynamic metamorphism in relation to depth
5.7 Microstructures of metamorphic rocks
HOMEWORK
Chapter 6 Regional metamorphism 1: Barrow's Metamorphic Zones
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Barrow's Zones in pelitic rocks
6.3 Changes in mineral assemblages with metamorphic grade
6.4 The Sulitjelma District, Norway and Sweden
6.5 Garnet growth and zoning at Sulitjelma
6.6 Geothermal gradients and metamorphic field gradients
HOMEWORK
Chapter 7 Regional metamorphism 2: basic igneous rocks
7.1 Sulitjelma greenstones and amphibolites
7.2 The boundary between the greenschist and amphibolite facies
7.3 ACF triangular diagrams to represent mineral assemblages of metabasites
7.4 Plotting ACF triangular diagrams
7.5 Metamorphic temperature gradients in sedimentary basins
HOMEWORK
Chapter 8 Regional metamorphism 3: ocean floor metamorphism
8.1 Metamorphism at spreading ocean ridges
8.2 The Troodos Ophiolite, Cyprus
8.3 Petrology of the Ophiolite
8.4 Structure and geothermal gradients of oceanic ridges
8.5 Hydrothermal activity near spreading ridges
8.6 Conclusions
HOMEWORK
Chapter 9 Regional metamorphism 4: high temperature metamorphism
9.1 Partial melting and migmatites
9.2 Structural varieties of migmatite
9.3 Field relations of migmatites
9.4 The granulite facies
9.5 Why are granulites so dry?
9.6 The Adirondack Mountains, New York State, USA
9.7 Ultra-high temperature metamorphism
HOMEWORK
Chapter 10 Regional metamorphism 5: HP and UHP metamorphism
10.1 High pressure metamorphism
10.2 The Franciscan metamorphic belt of California
10.3 Eclogites and the eclogite facies
10.4 Ultra high pressure metamorphism
10.5 How did HP and UHP rocks get back to the surface?
10.6 UHP rocks, the range of conditions of metamorphism and implications for metamorphic facies
HOMEWORK
Chapter 11 Extra-terrestrial metamorphism
11.1 Impact metamorphism
11.2 Meteor Crater, Arizona, USA
11.3 Shock metamorphism at the N6rdlinger Ries Crater, Germany
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