Gurmeet Singh posted an Question
November 25, 2020 • 04:32 am 30 points
  • IIT JAM
  • Geology (GG)

Why plagioclase is stable at high temperature and unstable at high pressure?

Which of the following statements is true? Plaqioclase is stable at low temperatures and pressures Plagioclase is stRle at high temperatures and pressures Plagiodase is stable at high temperatures but is unstable at high pressures Plagiodase is stable at low temperatures but is unstable at low pressures

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    Sajan sarthak Best Answer

    PLAGIOCLASE converted into spinel and spinel then to Garnet in high pressure ... The aluminium in PLAGIOCLASE is unstable in high pressure and gets incorporated to other crystal structure.

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