Volume 9, Number 4 (1982)
Articles

The Thermal Background to Metamorphism - II: Simple Two-Dimensional Conductive Models

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

Published 1982-11-11

How to Cite

Fowler, C. M. R., & Nisbet, E. G. (1982). The Thermal Background to Metamorphism - II: Simple Two-Dimensional Conductive Models. Geoscience Canada, 9(4). Retrieved from https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/GC/article/view/3318

Abstract

In a previous article simple one dimensional models of metamorphic conditions were examined. In this article more realistic two-dimensional models are set up, to show the metamorphic effects of burial, intrusion and thrusting. Models in which erosion takes place demonstrate the development of a metamorphic facies series and underline the importance of understanding regional stratigraphy in interpreting metamorphism.