GATE GG-1 · 2025 · GG
Question 29: Igneous petrology
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Question 29
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The combinations listed below represent major minerals observed in four igneous rocks:
(i) Olivine and Anorthite, (ii) K-feldspar and Quartz, (iii) Mg-Ca-pyroxene and Ca-Na-plagioclase, (iv) Amphibole and Na-Ca-plagioclase
Arrange these mineral combinations based on decreasing temperature of magma crystallization.
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GATE GG-1 2025 · Paper 1
Geology and Geophysics · Original paper archive
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