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The reaction sillimanite+biotite+quartz⇌cordierite +K-feldspar+H2O and partial melting in the system K2O-FeO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2-H2O

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Hoffer, E. The reaction sillimanite+biotite+quartz⇌cordierite +K-feldspar+H2O and partial melting in the system K2O-FeO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2-H2O. Contr. Mineral. and Petrol. 55, 127–130 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00372759

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