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Table 2 Mineral phases contained in the basalt-specific mineral set devised and used in this study
From: A multicomponent geothermometer for high-temperature basalt settings
Mineral group | Associated mineral phases |
|---|---|
Feldspar | Albite (low), microcline, k-feldspar |
SiO2 phases | Quartz, chalcedony |
Clays | Smectite, clinochlore, illite |
Carbonate | Calcite, aragonite |
Zeolite | Analcime, laumontite, wairakite |
Sulphate | Anhydrite, gypsum |
Halide | Fluorite |
soro-/inosilicate | Epidote, anthophyllite, tremolite, pargasite |
Fe-phases | Pyrite, marcasite, pyrrhotite, goethite |