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The \(T - X_{CO_2 } \) conditions of reactions: Lom = Pr + Mont + Qz + H2O and Lom + H2O + CO2=Ca + Mont + Qz limiting the laumontite stability field that represents the zeolite facies of regional metamorphism have been experimentally studied at P s=1000 bars. The stability of laumontite has been confirmed at very low carbon dioxide contents in the solution. The boundaries of metamorphic zeolite facies were experimentally and thermodynamically found to be (to a first approximation): temperature range ∼200–270 ° C, maximum total pressure (P s) up to 2500 bars, maximum carbon dioxide pressure up to 40 bars.
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Ivanov, I.P., Gurevich, L.P. Experimental study of \(T - X_{CO_2 } \)boundaries of metamorphic zeolite facies. Contr. Mineral. and Petrol. 53, 55–60 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00402454
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