Common minerals of metamorphic rocks
- Common minerals of metamorphic rocks
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Common minerals of metamorphic rocks
mineral
actinolite
adularia**
*albite
andalusite**
anorthite
anthophyllite
aragonite**
*biotite
*calcite**
*chlorite
chloritoid
cordierite
diopside
*dolomite
enstatite
*epidote
forsterite
*garnet
glaucophane
*hornblende
hypersthene
jadeite
kaolinite
kyanite**
lawsonite
magnesite
microcline**
*muscovite
*omphacite
orthoclase**
*plagioclase
prehnite
pumpellyite
*quartz**
sanidine**
scapolite
serpentine**
sillimanite**
staurolite
stilpnomelane
talc
tremolite
wollastonite
*Indicates wide range of stability.
**Indicates more than one form (
polymorph) exists.
See as table:
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2010.
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