amphibole: Regional metamorphic rocks

Gedrite and cummingtonite coexist with garnet in rocks enriched in aluminum and iron. Rocks containing cummingtonite or grunerite are characteristic of metamorphosed iron formations associated with iron oxides, iron-rich sheet silicates, carbonates, and quartz. Glaucophane occurs only in such metamorphic rocks as schist, eclogite, and marble. Glaucophane…