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Published March 1959 | public
Journal Article

Melting of calcite in the presence of water

Abstract

In a recent note in this journal Paterson (1958) described the partial melting of calcite in the presence of water and carbon dioxide at temperatures "around 900° C. to 1000° C. at a total pressure of 50 bars. The ratio of water vapor to carbon dioxide in the system was not known.

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© 1959 Mineralogical Society of America.

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