Experimental data bearing on liquid immiscibility, crystal fractionation, and the origin of calciocarbonatites and natrocarbonatites

International Geology Review

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 1994, Pages 797-819

  Lee, Woh Jer ^a   Wyllie, Peter J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATITE; FRACTIONATION; LIQUID IMMISCIBILITY; PETROGENESIS; PETROLOGY;

EID: 0028680762     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206819409465489     Document Type: Article

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