- 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 Tkyanite chlorite biotiteMg-chloritoid biotite andalusite, sillimaniteMg-carpholite chloritoid cordieritejadeite garnet plagioclasechlorite staurolite orthopyroxenepyrope garnet andalusite, kyanite, sillimanite microcline, sanidinetalc plagioclase mullitecoesite alkali feldspar spinelcordierite tridymiteorthopyroxenemagnesite dolomite grossular garnetlawsonite tremolite diopsidezoisite diopside plagioclasejadeite epidote, clinozoisite vesuvianitetalc grossular garnet clinozoisiteforsteritebrucitetalcparagonite alkali feldspar alkali feldsparmuscovite sillimanitebiotite cordieritegarnetsillimanitelawsonite 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.