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Computation of Liquidus Relationships in Multicomponent Silicate Systems

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IN a paper to be published elsewhere1, algorithms and Fortran II programmes for computing liquidus temperatures and compositions in multicomponent ionic salt systems are discussed in some detail. The following is a preliminary report to the effect that simplified analogous programmes can be used for computing liquidus relationships in multicomponent silicate systems.

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SMITH, F. Computation of Liquidus Relationships in Multicomponent Silicate Systems. Nature 204, 370–371 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/204370a0

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