The origin of B1 zones in komatiite flows

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1565-1584

  Silva, K E ^a,b   Cheadle, M J ^b   Nisbet, E G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

B1 zone; Convecting magma; Hopper olivines; Komatiite; Reverse grading

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000403064     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petroj/38.11.1565     Document Type: Article

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