A reevaluation of crystal-size distributions in chromite cumulates

American Mineralogist

Volumn 81, Issue 11-12, 1996, Pages 1452-1459

  Waters, C ^a   Boudreau, A E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; CHROMITE; CRYSTALLIZATION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; SILICATES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

CRYSTAL SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; CRYSTALLIZING MAGMA; IN-SITU CRYSTALLIZATION; LINEAR DISTRIBUTION; LINEAR PORTIONS; NEGATIVE SLOPE; PER UNIT VOLUME; SIZE FRACTION;

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE;

CHROMITE; CRYSTAL SIZE DISTRIBUTION; CRYSTALLIZATION; CUMULATE; STILLWATER COMPLEX;

USA, MONTANA;

EID: 0030400528     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-1996-11-1217     Document Type: Article

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