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P-T Diagram  Diagramme P-T
The graphical representation or history of the changing conditions of pressure (P) and temperature (T) that occurred during metamorphism. The P–T conditions are inferred from mineral assemblages and chemical composition of minerals. The knowledge of such P–T conditions may provide insight into the plate tectonic setting responsible for metamorphism.

Themes:
  Metamorphic rocks

Related words:
  Pressure
  Metamorphism
  Metamorphic Facies