Editorial for Minerals Special Issue “From Diagenesis to Low-Grade metamorphism”

Fernando Nieto,Margarita Do Campo

doi:10.3390/min10100879

Abstract

Highlights

Rocks affected by pressure–temperature conditions in the transitional field between diagenesis and low-grade metamorphism make up large domains of the Earth’s upper continental and oceanic crust [1]
The system does not reach equilibrium, or this is limited to the nanoscale, the advance of mineral reactions is controlled by kinetics and results in common defective mineral phases commonly occur [3]
Powerful tools for the study of defective phases, with special emphasis on clay minerals, are electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction, which have led to the development of specific criteria of grade and pressure gradient [5]

Summary

Introduction

Rocks affected by pressure–temperature conditions in the transitional field between diagenesis and low-grade metamorphism make up large domains of the Earth’s upper continental and oceanic crust [1]. Powerful tools for the study of defective phases, with special emphasis on clay minerals, are electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction, which have led to the development of specific criteria of grade and pressure gradient [5].

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