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Origin of Granulite Facies<br />

The origin of granulite facies rocks is complex and<br />

controversial. There is general agreement, however, on two<br />

points<br />

1) Granulites represent unusually hot conditions<br />

Temperatures > 700 o C<br />

Depths should be in the vicinity of 500 o C, suggesting<br />

that granulites are the products of crustal thickening and<br />

excess heating

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