zeolite facies


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zeolite facies

[′zē·ə‚līt ′fā·shēz]
(petrology)
Metamorphic rocks formed in the transitional period from diagenesis to metamorphism, at pressures of about 2000-3000 bars and temperatures of 200-300°C.
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Zeolite facies alteration of sandstones in the southland syncline, New Zealand, Am.
Multi-stage zeolite facies mineralization in the Hvalfjordur area, Iceland, Int.
Natural zeolites filling amygdales and veins in basalts from the British Tertiary Igneous Province on the Isle of Skye, Scotland
1959) The zeolite facies with comments on the interpretation of hydrothermal synthesis.
Zeolite occurrences in the Central Metasedimentary Belt of the Grenville Province, Ontario, Quebec and New York State
It is considered a hydrothermal mineral of the zeolite facies.
Blue quartz from the Antequera-Olvera ophite, Malaga, Spain

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