When plutons intrude regions already undergoing regional metamorphism they produce a broad aureole of higher grade rocks around the pluton. This sort of deep seated contact metamorphism is clearly different from the high level, hornfels producing contact metamorphism, but the former is really a hybrid between contact and regional. It really ought ot have a name, but I've scoured the texts at hand for one anc come up empty handed. Can anyone out there help? Has a name been suggested? If so do you have the original reference? nyone care to suggest a name? Gren Draper ************************************************************************** Grenville Draper Feb 1999 to June 1999 on sabbatical leave at: Area Geodinámica Departamento de Geología Universidad de Salamanca 37008 Salamanca SPAIN Tel (34) - 932-294482 Fax (34) - 932-294540 ************************************************************************** %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%