Geology: Crystals to Sedimentary Rocks

molten, liquid rock

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unmixing of two separate mineral solutions

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What is it called when the host mineral is K-feldspar with exsolved patches of albite?

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host mineral is albite enclosing small, exsolved patches of orthoclase or microcline

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equal amounts of albite and K-feldspar absolved from one another

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minerals with same chemical composition but different atomic structures

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a mineral reacts to another of the same chemical composition

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chemical bonds change in orientation but are not broken

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bonds are broken and atoms diffuse a distance to create a new polymorph

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light with vibration in a single direction, lying in a single plane. single lens

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