The stability of the assemblage calcite-biotite-quartz in H
2O-CO
2 mixtures has been estimated on the basis of previous work in the systems CaO-MgO-SiO
2-H
2O-CO
2, CaO-FeO
x-SiO
2 -H
2O-CO
2, MgO-KAlO
2s-SiO
2-H
2O-CO
2, and FeO-Fe
2O
3-KAlO
2-SiO
2-H
2O.In the MgO-rich system, the assemblage becomes unstable owing to the appearance of the assemblage K-feldspar-tremolitic amphibole. On the other hand, in the FeO-rich sytem, the tie-line between K-feldspar and hedenbergitic pyroxene penetrates through the tie-triangle.The highest temperature of the calcite-biotite-quartz field is 600°C. The limit of the field shifts to the low temperature region with increasing MgO content and decreasing CO
2 concentration in the system.
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