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They show granoblastic microstructures, indicating that they did not undergo intenseretrogrademetamorphismand deformation.
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The pyroxenites are often subject serpentinization under low temperatureretrogrademetamorphismand weathering.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For instance, actinolite amphibole is a common product ofretrogrademetamorphismof basalts at (upper) greenschist facies conditions.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They may often show some form ofretrogrademetamorphismfrom a peak metamorphic assemblage and are commonly metasomatised.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It formed byretrogrademetamorphismand oxidation of tactite, also resulting in kinoite.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Dunite typically undergoesretrogrademetamorphismin near-surface environments and is altered to serpentinite and soapstone.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Often,retrogrademetamorphismwill not form a foliation because unroofing of a metamorphic belt is not accompanied by significant compressive stress.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Glaucophane is also found in eclogites that have undergoneretrogrademetamorphism.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In geological terms, the process of mineral hydration is known as "retrograde alteration" and is a process occurring inretrogrademetamorphism.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Chapter 3 reviews the chemical and isotopic composition of chondrites, their compositional trends, textural differences, the effects of prograde andretrogrademetamorphism, and their ages.
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