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Magnetite? Isometric, with a magnet, black
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10manwire wrote:
Magnetite? Isometric, with a magnet, black

eheheh....good job :) that was pretty easy, right? :P idk...was it? xD
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It wasn't too easy. However, I had seen the picture beforehand while studying. ;)
[img]http://www.marlimillerphoto.com/images/Ig-26.jpg[/img]
According to Bowen's Reaction Series, what minerals would form in these rocks?

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10manwire wrote:It wasn't too easy. However, I had seen the picture beforehand while studying.
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From left to right: Granite, Diorite, Gabbro. Minerals present in all three: Pyroxene, Plagioclase Feldspar
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Yup!
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A Calcite Rose?
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Yup.
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