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Page 172
... relatively narrow range of colours , although some have an unusually wide range . Members of the plagioclase feldspar series range from al- most pure white in albite through light gray to darker gray toward the anorthite end - member ...
... relatively narrow range of colours , although some have an unusually wide range . Members of the plagioclase feldspar series range from al- most pure white in albite through light gray to darker gray toward the anorthite end - member ...
Page 187
... relatively rare . The plagioclase series is essentially continuous at both high and low temperatures . The names of members of the series designate relative proportions of the end - members ( see Table 17 ) . Although plagioclase grains ...
... relatively rare . The plagioclase series is essentially continuous at both high and low temperatures . The names of members of the series designate relative proportions of the end - members ( see Table 17 ) . Although plagioclase grains ...
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... Relatively Common. · • ordered X X disordered X X X X Figure 39 : Schematic diagram showing ordered ( left ) and disordered ( right ) arrays within a structure having two kinds of sites - namely , the centres of the squares and the ...
... Relatively Common. · • ordered X X disordered X X X X Figure 39 : Schematic diagram showing ordered ( left ) and disordered ( right ) arrays within a structure having two kinds of sites - namely , the centres of the squares and the ...
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