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In a multiphase system, melting is, in general, spread over a temperature interval. The temperature at which the melting begins is known as the solidus whereas that at which melting goes to completion is known as the liquidus. Between the solidus and liquidus, the composition of melt and residual solid matrix, as well as the assemblage of phases in the latter, change as a function of temperature.
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Ganguly, J. (2008). Phase Transitions, Melting and Reactions of Stoichiometric Phases. In: Thermodynamics in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77306-1_6
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