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Chapter 8: Major Elements - Faculty web pages

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It is convenient to consider metamorphic facies in 4 groups:<br />

1) Facies of high pressure<br />

blueschist and eclogite facies<br />

lower-T blueschist facies occurs in areas of low T,<br />

high P gradients, characteristic of subduction zones<br />

Eclogites indicate high P, moderate to high T<br />

gradients.

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