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Liquid Immiscibility in Silicates

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THE occurrence of liquid immiscibility in silicate melts has been established experimentally since 1927 (ref. 1). The compositions of the liquids are extreme in a geological sense and are found only at very high temperatures. These and other considerations2 have precluded any serious advancement of theories using liquid immiscibility as a possible explanation for the generation of different magmas.

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MASSION, P., KOSTER VAN GROOS, A. Liquid Immiscibility in Silicates. Nature Physical Science 245, 60–63 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci245060a0

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