Anukruti posted an Question
December 27, 2020 • 19:59 pm 30 points
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    Rahul kumar Best Answer

    Answer: (A) Higher than that of coexisting melt As you know that the crystallization temperature of Anorthite (CaAl2Si2O8) is higher than that of Albite (NaAlSi3O8). With decreasing temperature, at any point the crystallizing mineral will always take the major fraction of Anorthite (Ca component) and lesser fraction of Albite (Na component). This is the reason why at any equilibrium point, the crystals will always have the higher Ca/Na ratio (or Anorthite/Albite component) than that of coexisting melt.

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