- Common metamorphic minerals as a function of pressure, temperature, and protolith composition
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▪ TableCommon metamorphic minerals as a function of pressure, temperature, and protolith composition*protolith high P/low T medium P and T low P/high Tshale, mudstone (pelitic) paragonite, muscovite muscovite, paragonite muscovitekyanite chlorite biotiteMg-chloritoid biotite andalusite, sillimaniteMg-carpholite chloritoid cordieritejadeite garnet plagioclasechlorite staurolite orthopyroxenepyrope garnet andalusite, kyanite, sillimanite microcline, sanidinetalc plagioclase mullitecoesite alkali feldspar spinelcordierite tridymiteorthopyroxenelimestone, dolostone, marl (calcareous) aragonite calcite wollastonitemagnesite dolomite grossular garnetlawsonite tremolite diopsidezoisite diopside plagioclasejadeite epidote, clinozoisite vesuvianitetalc grossular garnet clinozoisiteforsteritebrucitetalcgranite, granodiorite, arkose (felsic) jadeite plagioclase plagioclaseparagonite alkali feldspar alkali feldsparmuscovite sillimanitebiotite cordieritegarnetsillimanitebasalt, andesite (mafic) glaucophane plagioclase plagioclaselawsonite chlorite biotitegarnet biotite garnetomphacite garnet hornblendeepidote epidote diopsidealbite actinolitechlorite hornblendediopsideorthopyroxene*Quartz may be present in all categories. Minor phases such as oxides and sulfides have been omitted.See as table:
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Universalium. 2010.