Reaction-induced microcracking: An experimental investigation of a mechanism for enhancing anatectic melt extraction

Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 591-594

  Connolly, J A D ^a   Holness, M B ^b   Rubie, D C ^c   Rushmer, T ^d  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MICA; MICROCRACKING; MICROCRACKS; MULLITE; QUARTZ; SILICATE MINERALS; MELTING;

CONNECTED NETWORKS; DEVOLATILIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; NETWORK PERMEABILITY; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PERMEABILITY ENHANCEMENT; ROCK PERMEABILITY; TWO DIMENSIONAL SECTION; MELT EXTRACTION; OVERPRESSURE; PARTIAL MELTING; VOLUME CHANGE;

MELTING; MICROCRACKING;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MICROCRACK; OVERPRESSURE; PARTIAL MELTING; REACTION RATE; ROCK MECHANICS; ANATEXIS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MELT EXTRACTION; MELTING; METAMORPHISM; MICROCRACKING; PERMEABILITY;

EID: 0030671322     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1997)025<0591:RIMAEI>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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