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Plagioclase from
Macquarie rise, Australia


Locality type:Mid-Ocean Ridge
Classification
Species:'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Polarised-light microscopy
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Augiteⓘ1 photo of Plagioclase associated with Augite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plagioclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Macquarie rise, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:698790
Long-form Identifier:1:3:698790:9
GUID (UUID V4):dcec1f83-62b1-4444-bee3-faaa70080e83
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Plateau, Japan 7A-3 Low-pressure metapelites in Australia 7A-4 Low-pressure metapelites in France and Spain...7B-14 7B-15 7B-16 7B-17 Formation of biotite Plagioclase Cordierite Pyralspite garnets Staurolite Formation...8B-1 Chlorite 8B-2 Epidote and zoisite 8B-3 Plagioclase 8B-4 Calcic and subcalcic amphiboles 8B-5 Cummingtonite...Dr R. L. Oliver and the Geological Society of Australia for Fig. 4-3. Dr J. B. Thompson and the Mineralogical...subjected to orogeny, the temperature would generally rise with depth, though it should be influenced greatly
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International, Inc., London Prentice-Hall of Australia Pty. Limited, Sydney Prentice-Hall of Canada,...landmasses—Eurasia-Africa, North and South America, and Australia. This configuration of the earth’s surface is...concurrently exploring the crests of the East Pacific rise but found no rift valleys. The Lamont-Doherty Geological...This layer is probably the source of melts, or ee rise to the surface and form igneous rocks. Magma is...rocks. The mantle also gives off volatiles that rise to the earth’s surface to contribute to two other
 
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