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Wikipedia Overview
Plagioclase ( PLAJ-(ee)-ə-klayss, PLAYJ-, -klayz) is a series of tectosilicate (framework silicate) minerals within the feldspar group. Rather than referring to a particular mineral with a specific chemical composition, plagioclase is a continuous solid solution series, more properly known as the plagioclase feldspar series. This was first shown by the German mineralogist Johann Friedrich Christian Hessel (1796–1872) in 1826. The series ranges from albite to anorthite endmembers (with respective compositions NaAlSi3O8 to CaAl2Si2O8), where sodium and calcium atoms can substitute for each other in the mineral's crystal lattice structure. Plagioclase in hand samples is often identified by its polysynthetic crystal twinning or "record-groove" effect.
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Subcritical cracking and sealing along cleavage planes and subgrain boundaries in plagioclase from the Mado Megamullion oceanic core complex - Nature
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Fluid-driven element mobility resets plagioclase rubidium strontium and barium clocks while potassium feldspar resists - Nature
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Plagioclase-Saturated Melt Hygrothermobarometry and Plagioclase-Melt Equilibria Using Machine Learning - AGU Publications
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Sunstone Plagioclase Feldspar from Ethiopia - GIA
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Understanding VNIR Plagioclase Signatures on Mars Through Petrographic, Geochemical, and Spectral Characterization of Terrestrial Feldspar-Bearing Igneous Rocks - AGU Publications
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Combining universal-stage, backscatter electron imaging and electron backscatter diffraction for improved indexing of planar microstructures in quartz and plagioclase - Wiley Online Library
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Europium in plagioclase-hosted melt inclusions reveals mantle melting modulates oxygen fugacity - Nature
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Trace element partitioning between plagioclase and melt: An investigation of the impact of experimental and analytical procedures - AGU Publications
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Evidence of ghost plagioclase signature induced by kinetic fractionation of europium in the Earth’s mantle - Nature
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How Strong/Weak Is Epidote Relative to Plagioclase? - Incel - 2024 - Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems - AGU Publications
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Widespread ancient anorthosites in the lower crust of Mars | Communications Earth & Environment - Nature
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Elasticity of plagioclase feldspars - AGU Publications
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Deep roots for mid-ocean-ridge volcanoes revealed by plagioclase-hosted melt inclusions - Nature
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Plastic Deformation of Plagioclase in Oceanic Gabbro Accreted at a Slow-Spreading Ridge (Hole U1473A, Atlantis Bank, Southwest Indian Ridge) - AGU Publications
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Role of syn-eruptive plagioclase disequilibrium crystallization in basaltic magma ascent dynamics - Nature
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Rapakivi K-Feldspar Megacrysts in Monzogranitic Porphyry: Evidence for Magma Recharge and Mush Rejuvenation - AGU Publications
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Plagioclase Lherzolite Melting: Experimental Constraints on a Primary, High-Alumina MORB From the Southwest Indian Ridge - AGU Publications
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Variation of Iron Species in Plagioclase Crystals by X‐ray Absorption Fine Structure Analysis - AGU Publications
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Evolution of Brittle Structures in Plagioclase-Rich Rocks at High-Pressure and High-Temperature Conditions—Linking Laboratory Results to Field Observations - AGU Publications
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Distribution and variation of plagioclase compositions on Mars - AGU Publications
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Comparing dry and wet friction of plagioclase: Implication to the mechanism of frictional evolution effect at hydrothermal conditions - AGU Publications
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Porphyry copper enrichment linked to excess aluminium in plagioclase - Nature
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Petrogenesis of Plagioclase Ultraphyric Basalts (PUB) From the Northeastern (NE) Pacific Ridge System: Evidence From Mineral Textures and Geochemical Characteristics - AGU Publications
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Micro X-Ray Diffraction Observations and Calibration of Experimentally Shocked Plagioclase Feldspars: Comparison With Raman Spectroscopic Observations - AGU Publications
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The influence of water in silicate melt on aluminium excess in plagioclase as a potential hygrometer - Nature
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Global Distribution and Geological Context of Co-Existing Occurrences of Olivine-Rich and Plagioclase-Rich Materials on the Lunar Surface - AGU Publications
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The Missing Magmas of MOR: Insights From Phase Equilibrium Experiments on Plagioclase Ultraphyric Basalts - AGU Publications
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Microspectroscopic and Petrographic Comparison of Experimentally Shocked Albite, Andesine, and Bytownite - AGU Publications
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Plagioclase breakdown as an indicator for shock conditions of meteorites - Nature
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The petrogenesis of plagioclase‐phyric basalts at mid‐ocean ridges - AGU Publications
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Assessing the shock state of the lunar highlands: Implications for the petrogenesis and chronology of crustal anorthosites - Nature
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Mechanisms of Aqueous Fluid Infiltration and Redistribution in a Lower-Crustal Pseudotachylyte-Bearing Fault - AGU Publications
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Lingunite-a high-pressure plagioclase polymorph at mineral interfaces in doleritic rock of the Lockne impact structure (Sweden) - Nature
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Ultrafast syn-eruptive degassing and ascent trigger high-energy basic eruptions - Nature
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Tiny crystals provide insight to massive 2006 Augustine Volcano eruption - Geophysical Institute
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Large deposits of plagioclase feldspar found in the walls of Valles Marineris on Mars - Phys.org
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Natural NaAlSi3O8-Hollandite in the Shocked Sixiangkou Meteorite - Science | AAAS
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Prolonged Partial Melting of Garnet Amphibolite from the Eastern Himalayan Syntaxis: Implications for the Tectonic Evolution of Large Hot Orogens - AGU Publications
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DFENS: Diffusion Chronometry Using Finite Elements and Nested Sampling - AGU Publications
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Short-Lived Oxygen Diffusion During Hot, Deep-Seated Meteoric Alteration of Anorthosite - Science | AAAS
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In situ crystallization of non-cotectic and foliated igneous rocks on a magma chamber floor - Nature
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New study reveals the secret of magmatic rocks consisting of only one mineral - EurekAlert!
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Christiansen Feature Map From the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment: Improved Corrections and Derived Mineralogy - AGU Publications
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Temperatures and Timescales of Crystallization in the “Mush Zone” Beneath Fast-Spreading Ocean Ridges - AGU Publications
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Northwest geologist hot on the trail of Ginkgo lava flow - Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB
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Near-Collapse of Geomagnetic Field May Have Contributed to Diversification of Life on Earth - Sci.News
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New High-Quality Rainbow Moonstone from Madagascar - GIA
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The distribution and purity of anorthosite across the Orientale basin: New perspectives from Moon Mineralogy Mapper data - AGU Publications
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Recycled oceanic crust observed in ‘ghost plagioclase’ within the source of Mauna Loa lavas - Nature
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36. Microscopic View of a Martian Meteorite - Lunar and Planetary Institute
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Role of plagioclase crystal chains in the differentiation of partly crystallized basaltic magma - Nature
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Unmixing Mineral Abundance and Mg# With Radiative Transfer Theory: Modeling and Applications - AGU Publications
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Comparisons Between Tethyan Anorthosite-Bearing Ophiolites and Archean Anorthosite-Bearing Layered Intrusions: Implications for Archean Geodynamic Processes - AGU Publications
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Toward an understanding of disequilibrium dihedral angles in mafic rocks - AGU Publications
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Near‐infrared Spectra of Lunar Ferrous Mineral Mixtures - Zhang - 2021 - Earth and Space Science - AGU Publications
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Scientists found a 3.7-billion-year-old chemical fingerprint in Australia’s oldest rocks that lines up with Apollo samples when traced back through time — strengthening evidence that Earth and the Moon were mixed together in a giant ancient impact - Space Daily
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It's Surprisingly Easy to Hurl Rocks From Mars Into Space - Universe Today
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A Low Viscosity Lunar Magma Ocean Forms a Stratified Anorthitic Flotation Crust With Mafic Poor and Rich Units - AGU Publications
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Multi-Stage Hydrothermal Veins in Layered Gabbro of the Oman Ophiolite: Implications for Focused Fluid Circulation in the Lower Oceanic Crust - AGU Publications
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Classification of igneous rocks - Australian Museum
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Thin section image of a lava sample from Yellowstone - usgs.gov
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Eclogites - Halama - 2024 - Geology Today - Wiley Online Library
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Maskelynite formation via solid-state transformation: Evidence of infrared and X-ray anisotropy - AGU Publications
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Acid‐Induced Dissolution of Andesite: Evolution of Permeability and Strength - Farquharson - 2019 - AGU Publications
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Omphacite Melting and the Destruction of Early High‐Pressure Rock Records - AGU Publications
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China's Moon Lander Just Revealed a Secret on the Far Side of the Moon - Live Science
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Volcano Photo Collection — Image GVP-11809 - Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program
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Moon may be 200 million years younger than thought - New Scientist
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The chemical, mechanical, and hydrological evolution of weathering granitoid - AGU Publications
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Challenging notions on inner workings of magma chambers - Mining Review Africa
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Magma Ocean Reshaped the Moon’s Crust - SciTechDaily
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Chinese scientists help solve riddle of Moon’s largest crater - Macau Business
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Sydney Stashin - Dalhousie University
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This is a plagioclase crystal in a volcanic rock obtained from an eruption at La Soufriere. It was found in a lahar deposit in the Walibou River on the Leeward side of the island. (Photo credit: Richard Robertson, UWI-SRC) - Loop News
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