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Silicate systems
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Naslund, H. Richard Department of Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies, State University of New York, Binghamton, New York.
Arculus, Richard Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of New England, Armidale, Australia.
Webster, James D. Department of Mineral Sciences, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York.
Last reviewed:January 2020
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.622750
Assemblages of silicate minerals. Studies of the nature of these minerals provide information on their origin and their role in rock formation. This article discusses kinetic processes in silicate systems, oxidation-reduction equilibria in high-temperature systems, and volatile equilibria in systems at high temperatures and pressures. See also: Silicate minerals
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