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📅 NSB Round Robin 2020🎓 MS🔄 Round 14#️⃣ Question 19🌟 BONUS✍️ Short Answer

In Bowen's reaction series, the continuous series of crystallization is used to describe the composition of plagioclase feldspar. The first plagioclase minerals to precipitate from a cooling magma chamber will be calcium-rich plagioclase. As cooling continues, what metal will substitute for calcium in the plagioclase structure?

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