GATE GG-1 · 2018 · PART-B GEOLOGY (SECTION 1)
Question 47: Igneous petrology
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Question 47
PART-B GEOLOGY (SECTION 1)NAT2 marksNeeds review
A basic magma has an initial nickel concentration of 300 ppm. Olivine crystals from this magma by equilibrium crystallization (Case I) or fractional crystallization (Case II). Then, the absolute value of the difference between the nickel concentrations of the liquids remaining after 25% crystallization in these two cases is ____________.
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2018PART-B GEOLOGY (SECTION 1)
GATE GG-1 2018 · Paper 1
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- Section PART-B GEOLOGY (SECTION 1)
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- Numerical answer (NAT)
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