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Prograde mineral reactions invariably lead to the development of mineral assemblages that are characteristic of certain metamorphic conditions, in dependence of the bulk rock chemical composition.
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Okrusch, M., Frimmel, H.E. (2020). Metamorphic Facies and Facies Series. In: Mineralogy. Springer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-57316-7_28
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