Metamorphic facies assemblages

FaciesPeliticCalcareousMafic
Zeolite
(100-2000C)
interlayered smectite/chlorite calcitecalciteLaumonite, thompsonite, calcite, interlayered smectite/chlorite
Prehnite- Pumpellyite
(150-3000C)
Prehnite, Pumpellyite, calcite, chlorite, albiteCalcitePrehnite, Pumpellyite, calcite, chlorite, albite
Greenschist
(300-4500C)
Muscovite, chlorite, Quartz, albite, biotite, garnetCalcite, dolomite, Quartz, epidote, tremoliteAlbite, epidote, chlorite, quartz, actinolite, sphene
Epidote-Amphibolite
(450-5500C)
Muscovite, biotite, Garnet, albite, quartzcalcite, quartz, tremolite, epidote, diopsidealbite, epidote, hornblende, quartz
Amphibolite
(500-7000C)
Garnet, biotite, muscovite, quartz, plagioclase, staurolite, kyanite or sillimanitecalcite, diopside, quartz, wollastonitehornblende, plagioclase, garnet, quartz, sphene, biotite
Granulite
(700-9000C)
Garnet, k-fls, sillimanite or kyanite, quartz, plagioclase, hypersthenecalcite, quartz, plagioclase, diopside, hyperstheneplagioclase, augite, hypersthene, hornblende, garnet, olivine
Blueschist
(150-3500C)
P > 5-8kb
jadeite, albite, quartz, lawsonite, aragonite, paragonitearagonite, white micaGlaucophane, albite, lawsonite, sphene, garnet
Eclogite
(350-7500C)
P > 8-10kb
Coesite, k-fls, sillimanite, plagioclasearagonite, quartz, plagioclase, diopside, hyperstheneomphacite (pyx), pyrope garnet
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