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Bruce Yardley and Clare Warren, the authors of An Introduction to Metamorphic Petrology, 2nd edition, discuss their new book and answer questions.

Find out more about the book: cambridge.org/metamorphicpetrology2

00:00 - 04:28 Bruce Yardley and Clare Warren introduce themselves.

04:30 - 8:03 - The authors discuss the book's changes and goals.

8:05 - 9:55 Clare shows the eBook version of the book and goes over the book's table of contents. The book contains summaries, Further Reading sections, exercises, and more.

10:00 - 16:21 Bruce discusses the contents, illustrations, equations, and diagrams in each chapter.

16:25 - 19:49 Clare goes over the features of the eReader (users can take notes and highlight parts of the book using the eReader).

Clare highlights important student features, such as boxes, tables, Further Reading sections, glossaries, and the appendix, which students can use to understand the subject.

19:50 - 20:00 Question #1: Do we address the controversy over whether metamorphic pressure is simply a function of depth or could also reflect non-lithostatic effects?

20:01 - 21:28 Bruce and Clare answer questions #1

21:38 - 25:01 Clare shows the book's Higher Education webpage and the book's instructor resources on the site.

25:02 - 28:40 Bruce shows examples of case studies and textual features.

29:33 - 29:39 Question #2 Is this book more appropriate for graduate or undergraduate courses?

29:40 - 31:24 Clare and Bruce answer question #2

31:25 - 31:29 Question #3: Does your book cover hydrothermal alteration zones and metasomatites?

31:35 - 32:34 Bruce and Clare answer questions #3

32:36 - 32:40 Question #4: Is it likely that other case studies will be developed?

32:44 - 34:02 - Clare and Bruce answer question #4

34:04 – 34:10 Question #5: What are the major differences between this book and Principles of Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, 2nd edition?

34:11 - 36:46 Bruce and Clare answer question #5

36:50 - 36:55 Question #6: As a professional, who is a not an instructor, is it possible to unlock the instructor resources for training purposes?

Please email [email protected] if you are not an instructor and would like to access certain resources.

37:54 - 38:00 Question 7: Are there specific chapters that an instructor should focus on in the beginning of a course?

38:03 - 39:14 Clare and Bruce answer question #7

39:18 - 39:30 Question #8: Do you mention extra-terrestrial metamorphism at all? In my course, we use the NASA lunar thin section set for 2 weeks each year, and that provides an opportunity to consider how Earth’s diverse metamorphic processes are among the attributes unique to this planet.

39:31 - 40:00 Clare answers question #8

40:02 - 40:04 Question #9: How long did it take to write this book?

40:06 - 41:48 Bruce and Clare answer question #9

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