of Crystallization Discontinuous Series rich Sodium- 3 2 Pyroxene Plagioclase feldspar Continuous Series of Crystallization
of Crystallization Discontinuous Series rich Sodium- 3 2 Pyroxene Plagioclase feldspar Continuous Series of Crystallization
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Chapter1: The Study Of Minerals
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Transcribed Image Text:Temperature
Regimes
High temperature
(-1200°C)
Cooling magma
Low temperature
(~750°C)
O Olivine
O Muscovite
O Quartz
1
Biotite
Pyroxene
finuoustion
Bowen's Reaction Series
s Series
2
3
Potassium feldspar
4
5
Calcium-
rich
Sodium-
rich
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Plagioclase feldspar
Continuous Series
of Crystallization
Igneous
Rock Types
Ultramafic
Basaltic
(Mafic)
Andesitic
(Intermediate)
What mineral is shown in Item 4, which is the next to last mineral to crystallize out of a
magma, according to Bowen's reaction series?
Granitic
(Felsic)
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