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A given magma, crystallizing under different physical conditions, may yield quite different assemblages of stable minerals which, having the same bulk chemical composition, are said to be heteromorphic to each other.
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Rittmann, A. (1973). Heteromorphism and Systematics. In: Stable Mineral Assemblages of Igneous Rocks. Minerals, Rocks and Inorganic Materials, vol 7. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65482-4_6
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