Anukruti posted an Question
January 21, 2021 • 03:14 am 30 points
  • IIT JAM
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    Saurabh 1 best-answer

    This is linked to well known Bowen's reaction series which involves magmatic differentiation. And the minerals given in the questions are related to the discontinuous series of the Differentiation while if one considers the case of continuous then composition in the whole series is conserved or somewhat similar(anorthitic to albitic with successive transformation from bytownite , labradorite , andesine, oligoclase and at last albite). So correct answer would be differentiation.

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    Sajan sarthak Best Answer

    When a magma cools, chemical reactions occur that create a series of different minerals. This process of differentiation occurs along two branches: discontinuous and continuous. The first mineral to crystallize is olivine, followed by pyroxene, amphibole, and biotite. The continuous branch. The continuous branch is made up of the plagioclase feldspars.  BOWEN'S REACTION SERIES

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