Dykes or diapirs?

Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Earth Sciences

Volumn 87, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 105-114

  Petford, Nick ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emplacement; Granite ascent; Laccoliths; Magma pulsing

Indexed keywords

DIAPIRISM; DYKE; EMPLACEMENT MECHANISM; MAGMA ASCENT;

EID: 0030438654     PISSN: 02635933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0263593300006520     Document Type: Article

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