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Table 5 The unspecific mineral set, ordered in groups of minerals and their associated phases

From: A multicomponent geothermometer for high-temperature basalt settings

Mineral group

Associated mineral phases

Carbonates

Calcite, aragonite, dolomite

Oxides and hydroxides

Spinel, hematite, goethite, diaspore, gibbsite

Sulphides and sulphates

Pyrite, marcasite, pyrrhotite, anhydrite, gypsum

Nesosilicates

Forsterite, grossular, andradite, andalusite, sillimanite, kyanite

Sorosilicates

Gehlenite, lawsonite, epidote, zoisite

Inosilicates

Wollastonite, diopside, hedenbergite, ferrosilite, enstatite, anthophyllite, tremolite, pargasite

Phyllosilicates

Talc, muscovite, paragonite, phlogopite, illite, smectite, clinochlore, kaolinite

Tectosilicates

Quartz, chalcedony, anorthite, albite, sanidine, K-feldspar, microcline, analcime, laumontite, wairakite