Are granitic intrusions scale invariant?

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-4

  Mccaffrey, K J W ^a   Petford, N ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fractals; Granites; Intrusions; Magmas; Shape

Indexed keywords

FRACTAL BEHAVIOUR; GRANITE; INTRUSION; LACCOLITH; MAGMATISM;

EID: 0030834149     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.154.1.0001     Document Type: Article

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