quaternary system
quaternary system A mineral system with four components, for example, the four-component system for diopside (Di)—anorthite (An)—albite (Ab)—pyroxene (Fs), diagrammatically represented as a tetrahedron. See COTECTIC SURFACE; PHASE; and PHASE DIAGRAM.
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