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THE possibility of spinodal behaviour, as defined by Cahn1,2, occurring in the alkali feldspar system3 has recently been proposed4; we have now produced spinodal textures under controlled hydrothermal conditions.
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OWEN, D., MCCONNELL, J. Spinodal Behaviour in an Alkali Feldspar. Nature Physical Science 230, 118–119 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci230118a0
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