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The binary system is the fundamental unit within the phase theory for multicomponent systems; the higher ordered systems are built up from binary joins, and the binary phase diagrams display the basic phase relations in a convenient manner as both compositions and temperatures are read directly from the diagrams.
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Maaløe, S. (1985). Binary Systems. In: Principles of Igneous Petrology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-49354-6_2
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