Forsterite-Fayalite Phase Diagram An Animation by Karl Wirth - August 2003

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Forsterite-Fayalite Phase Diagram An Animation by Karl Wirth - August 2003. Equilibrium Crystallization. End. Fractional Crystallization. Initial Melt (Fo 75 ) at 1900 °C. Legend Iron Magnesium. Cool. Cooling to Liquidus at 1800 °C. Crystallize. Crystallization (Fo 95 ) at 1820 °C. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Forsterite-Fayalite Phase DiagramAn Animation by Karl Wirth - August 2003

Equilibrium Crystallization Fractional CrystallizationEnd

Initial Melt (Fo75) at 1900 °C

Cool

LegendIronMagnesium

Cooling to Liquidus at 1800 °C

Crystallize

Crystallization (Fo95) at 1820 °C

Cool & Equil Crystallizing …

Crystal-Melt Equilibration at 1780 °C

Equilibrating …

Equilibrated Melt at 1780 °C

Crystallize

Crystallization (Fo90) at 1780 °C

Cool & Equil Crystallizing …

Crystal-Melt Equilibration at 1730 °C

Equilibrating …

Equilibrated Melt at 1730 °C

Crystallize

Crystallization (Fo85) at 1730 °C

Crystallizing …Cool & Equil

Equilibration at 1640 °C

Equilibrating …

Equilibrated Melt at 1640 °C

Crystallize

Crystallization (Fo75) at 1640 °C

Crystallizing …

Olivine (Fo75) at 1640 °C

Cool

Olivine (Fo75) at 1500 °C

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Initial Melt (Fo75) at 1900 °C

Cool

LegendIronMagnesium

Fo75

Cooling to Liquidus at 1800 °C

Crystallize

Fo75

Crystallization (Fo95) at 1800 °C

Crystallize Crystallizing &Differentiating…

Fo95

Fo75

Fo68

Crystallization (Fo90) at 1780 °C

Crystallize

Fo95

Fo90

Crystallizing &Differentiating…

Fo68

Fo60

Crystallization (Fo85) at 1730 °C

Crystallize

Fo95

Fo90

Fo85

Crystallizing &Differentiating…

Fo60

Fo30

Crystallization (Fo60) at 1640 °C

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Fo95

Fo90

Fo85

Fo60

Crystallizing &Differentiating…

Fo30

Fo0

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