A metamorphic reaction is a chemical reaction that takes place during the geological process of metamorphism wherein one assemblage of minerals is transformed into a second assemblage which is stable under the new temperature/pressure conditions resulting in the final stable state of the observed metamorphic rock.[1]
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Examples include the production of talc under varied metamorphic conditions:
- serpentine + carbon dioxide → talc + magnesite + water
- chlorite + quartz → kyanite + talc + water
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Polymorphic Transformations
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Exsolution Reactions
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Devolatilization Reactions
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Continuous Reactions
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Ion Exchange Reactions
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Oxidation/Reduction Reactions
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Reactions Involving Dissolved Species
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Chemographics
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Petrogenetic Grids
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Schreinemakers Method
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Reaction Mechanisms
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See also
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edit- ^ "Types of Metamorphic Reactions". Tulane University. Retrieved 2007-06-22.