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... reactions that occur during crystallization of common magmas , one discontinuous ( the olivine - liquid - pyroxene reaction ) and the other continuous ( the plagioclase - liquid reaction ) . This was recognized first by the American ...
... reactions that occur during crystallization of common magmas , one discontinuous ( the olivine - liquid - pyroxene reaction ) and the other continuous ( the plagioclase - liquid reaction ) . This was recognized first by the American ...
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... reactions al- ways involve a change in mineral assemblage , and textural evidence of the reaction often remains in the sample ( see below Textural features ) ; isograd reactions are invariably net - transfer reactions . In contrast to ...
... reactions al- ways involve a change in mineral assemblage , and textural evidence of the reaction often remains in the sample ( see below Textural features ) ; isograd reactions are invariably net - transfer reactions . In contrast to ...
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... reaction oc- curs , energy is absorbed or released . In a contracting mus- cle , chemical reactions release energy that appears either as mechanical work or as heat . The first law of thermody- namics , or the law of conservation of ...
... reaction oc- curs , energy is absorbed or released . In a contracting mus- cle , chemical reactions release energy that appears either as mechanical work or as heat . The first law of thermody- namics , or the law of conservation of ...
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