Petrogenesis of carbonatite magmas from mantle to crust, constrained by the system CaO-(MgO + FeO*)-(Na2O + K2O)-(SiO2 + Al2O3 + TiO2)-CO2

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 495-517

  Lee, Woh Jer ^a   Wyllie, Peter J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

CaCO3 ocelli; Carbonatite; Liquid immiscibility; Nephelinite

Indexed keywords

CARBONATITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; PETROGENESIS;

EID: 0031874134     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petroj/39.3.495     Document Type: Article

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