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This chapter builds on what we learned about mineral–melt relationships in simpler systems in the previous chapter. The five oxides, CaO, MgO, FeO, Al2O3, and SiO2, make up 90 % or more of the common igneous rocks on Earth. In this chapter, we expand our understanding of phase relationships in three-component systems that are made of these oxides and as such are excellent analogs of natural melt–mineral relationships. We also consider the effect of pressure and H2O and CO2 on ternary phase equilibrium.
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Sen, G. (2014). Phase Relationships in Ternary Systems. In: Petrology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38800-2_4
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