The metamorphic geology research group at Minnesota combines metamorphic petrology and tectonics to study problems in continental tectonics. Mineral assemblages, mineral compositions, and textures of metamorphic rocks record changes in depth, temperature, fluid conditions, and deformation through time during mountain building and collapse. We integrate chemical and structural information at various scales to understand tectonic processes such as flow of partially molten crust, decompression of high-pressure rocks, and the deformation of metamorphic minerals. You can read more about our ongoing projects by clicking on the photos below. We have other projects (e.g., petrologic/microstructural study of Barrovian sequences), but these are the main ones.