Geochemical Phase Diagrams and Gale Diagrams

The problem of predicting the possible topologies of a geochemical phase diagram, based on the chemical formula of the phases involved, is shown to be intimately connected with and aided by well-studied notions in discrete geometry: Gale diagrams, triangulations, secondary fans, and oriented matroids.

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