Calc-Silicate, Contact Metamorphism, Grenville, Quebec A calc–silicate rock is a rock produced by metasomatic alteration.


A calc–silicate rock is a rock produced by metasomatic alteration of existing rocks in which calcium silicate minerals such as diopside and wollastonite are produced.


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