Silicate-carbonate immiscibility at Oldoinyo Lengai

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 869-889

  Church, Abigail A ^a,b   Jones, Adrian P ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

East Africa; Natrocarbonatite; Oldoinyo Lengai; Silicate carbonate immiscibility

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; FRACTIONATION; LIQUID IMMISCIBILITY; NATROCARBONATITE; PETROGENESIS; SILICATE;

TANZANIA, GREGORY RIFT VALLEY, OLDOINYO LENGAI;

EID: 0029527960     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/36.4.869     Document Type: Article

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