plagioclase series

plagioclase series

Table
The plagioclase series
mineral     percent albite     percent anorthite
albite 100–90 0–10
oligoclase 90–70 10–30
andesine 70–50 30–50
labradorite 50–30 50–70
bytownite 30–10 70–90
anorthite 10–0 90–100
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