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Contents of Temperature in Metamorphism

• Heat drives away water and gases
• High-temperature metamorphism causes minerals containing water and gases to lose them
• Dehydration - loss of water

6.2 What is the role of temperature in metamorphism?

(HEAT)

KAl3Si3O10(OH)2 + SiO2 Al2SiO5 + KAlSi3O8 + H2O

(muscovite) (quartz) (sillimanite) (K-feldspar) (water)