Magma Differentiation
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Differentiation of Magma Bowen's Reaction SeriesNorman L Bowen was an American geologist who, during the 1920s, carried out a series of experiments to find the temperatures at which minerals in igneous rocks crystallised. He used powdered roc...
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The Results of Magmatic Differentiation If a parent rock is mafic in theory it will produce: peridotite at the base of the intrusion, rich in dense olivine gabbro forming the main part of the intrusion diorite may exist towards the top of the intrusion gran...
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The Results of Magmatic Differentiation If a parent rock is mafic in theory it will produce: peridotite at the base of the intrusion, rich in dense olivine gabbro forming the main part of the intrusion diorite may exist towards the top of the intrusion gran...