Project 4 - Summarize the factors that influence the nature

For project 4, please provide short answers for the following:

• Summarize the factors that influence the nature of metamorphic rocks
• Describe the mechanisms for the formation of foliation in metamorphic rocks
• Classify metamorphic rocks on the basis of their texture and mineral content,
• Describe the various settings in which metamorphic rocks are formed and explain the links between plate tectonics and metamorphism
• Summarize the important processes of regional metamorphism
• Summarize the important processes of contact metamorphism and metasomatism
• Explain the difference between relative and absolute age-dating techniques
• Summarize the history of the geological time scale and the relationships between eons, eras, periods, and epochs
• Describe the types of unconformities
• Describe some applications and limitations of isotopic techniques for geological dating