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Consider the binary system (Figure 2) that describes the freezing and melting of the minerals titanite (CaSiTiO₅) and anorthite feldspar (CaAl₂Si₂O₈). The melt can range in composition from pure CaSiTiO₅ to pure CaAl₂Si₂O₈, but the solids show no compositional substitution. All
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Consider the binary system (Figure 2) that describes the freezing and melting of the minerals titanite (CaSiTiO₅) and anorthite feldspar (CaAl₂Si₂O₈). The melt can range in composition from pure CaSiTiO₅ to pure CaAl₂Si₂O₈, but the solids show no compositional substitution. All
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