I would like to know where the nesosillicate Sillimanite forms, what depth and pressure, the environment (like if its a subduction zone) and what other mierals form with it. Also, how is it an index mineral?
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It forms in high-temperature, high-pressure metamorphic environments.
It occurs with andalusite, kyanite, and garnets.
It is an index mineral in metamorphic rocks because there is a certain pressure-temperature stability field for it (see below).
It occurs with andalusite, kyanite, and garnets.
It is an index mineral in metamorphic rocks because there is a certain pressure-temperature stability field for it (see below).