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Major Element Condensation Temperatures

Ideal FormulaMineral NameSolar System
Composition
(K)
Photospheric
Composition
(K)
Al2O3...Corundum16771665
CaAl12O19...Hibonite16591647
CaAl4O7...Grossite15421531
Ca2Al2SiO7...Gehlenite15291519
CaTiO3...Perovskite15931584
Ca4Ti3O10...Ca titanate15781567
Ca3Ti2O7...Ca titanate15391529
Ca4Ti3O10...Ca titanate15121502
CaTiO3...Perovskite14411429
MgAl2O4...Spinel13971387
CaAl2Si2O8...Anorthite13871378
Mg2SiO4...Forsterite13541346
MgSiO3...Enstatite13161308
CaMgSi2O6...Diopside13471339
Fe...Fe alloy13571351
Fe3P...Schreibersite12481245
FeS...Troilite704693
Fe3O4...Magnetite371365
H2O...Water ice182181

Note.—At 10-4 bar total pressure.