Volume 9, Number 3 (1982)
Articles

The Thermal Background to Metamorphism -1. Simple One-Dimensional Conductive Models

E. G. Nisbet
Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
C. M. R. Fowler
Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Published 1982-08-08

How to Cite

Nisbet, E. G., & Fowler, C. M. R. (1982). The Thermal Background to Metamorphism -1. Simple One-Dimensional Conductive Models. Geoscience Canada, 9(3). Retrieved from https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/GC/article/view/3311

Abstract

Simple conductive geotherm calculations provide a useful way of illustrating the thermal constraints on metamorphism in teaching senior undergraduate classes. In this article a variety of one-dimensional problems is examined to show the effects of variation in conductivity, heat production and mantle contribution, and also to show the time needed for a rock column to reequilibrate thermally after erosion.