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The Barrovian-Type Facies Series

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Petrogenesis of Metamorphic Rocks

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The greenschist facies of the Barrovian type represents—as in general in the dynamothermal metamorphism—the lower temperature. It can easily be distinguished from the higher temperature almandine-amphibolite facies when the following critical minerals, characteristic solely of the greenschist facies, are present: chlorite,1 stilpnomelane, pyrophyllite, chloritoid. Zoisite or epidote is not restricted to the greenschist facies; however, the assemblage zoisite/epidote + albite does characterize it. Mostly, the anorthite content of the albite ranges up to 7%, more basic plagioclase being unstable in the Barroviantype greenschist facies.

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    Helmut G. F. Winkler

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Winkler, H.G.F. (1967). The Barrovian-Type Facies Series. In: Petrogenesis of Metamorphic Rocks. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-00866-9_8

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