Article: Bowen
The Gale Encyclopedia of Science;      700+ words ...Bowen ’ s reaction series Bowen ’ s reaction series describes the temperature dependent formation of common minerals as magma cools to form igneous rocks. The temperature of the magma and the rate of cooling determine which ...

Dictionary definition: Bowen's reaction series
A Dictionary of Earth Sciences;      236 words ...Bowen's reaction series See BOWEN'S REACTION PRINCIPLE .

Dictionary definition: continuous reaction series
A Dictionary of Earth Sciences;      332 words ...continuous reaction series The continuous change in composition ... good example of a continuous reaction series. During the cooling of a magma ... was first presented by Norman Bowen in 1928. See also BOWEN'S REACTION PRINCIPLE .

Dictionary definition: discontinuous reaction series
A Dictionary of Earth Sciences;      355 words ...discontinuous reaction series A sequence of mineral reactions each of which takes place at a specific ... principle of discontinuous reaction was first advanced by Norman Bowen in 1928. In sub-alkaline magmas the discontinuous reaction olivine ...

Article: Bowen, Norman Levi
Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography;      700+ words ... ... which is dominated by reaction series. ” Silicate ... the bases on which Bowen published his carefully ... differentiation. ” Bowen formulated a simplified reaction series for the subalkaline ... principle. According to Bowen ’ s reaction ...

Dictionary definition: Bowen's reaction principle
A Dictionary of Earth Sciences;      412 words ... ... first propounded in 1928 by Norman Bowen , which explains how minerals ... crystallize (in this case pyroxene ). Bowen suggested a series of these reactions ... basalt magma, the so-called Bowen's reaction series, but pointed out that the series ...

Article: REVISION OF THE DUAL-SUBSTITUENT-PARAMETER TREATMENT; ...
Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications;  August 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... communication, the reverse case was examined, i.e., a reaction series with a donor reaction centre: basicity and acidity of 4 ... correlates the reaction energies Δ^sub 1^E in a reaction series (or the corresponding reaction enthalpies or Gibbs energies ...