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Rock composition, density and a variation diagram
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 May 2009
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The relationship between silicate rock density and composition has been investigated and empirical formulae have been obtained that give a factor equivalent to a ‘normative’ density. Comparison between this factor and measured density may provide useful diagrams assisting the interpretation of metamorphic petrogenesis. The factor itself is a viable differentiation index aiding comparison between the compositions and liquidus temperatures of volcanic suites.
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