Petrology of quartz syenite and hauyne syenite clasts from the Pitigliano Formation, Latera caldera, Vulsini District, Central Italy

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 333-354

  Renzulli, Alberto ^a   Upton, Brian G J ^b   Boyce, Adrian ^c   Ellam, Rob M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crustal assimilation; Igneous petrology; Latera caldera; Magma chamber; Potassic magmas; Syenites; Vulsini Volcanic District

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; IGNEOUS ROCKS; PETROLOGY; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; TEXTURES;

CRUSTAL ASSIMILATION; LATERA CALDERA; MAGMA CHAMBER; POTASSIC MAGMAS; SYENITES; VOLCANIC DISTRICT;

QUARTZ;

IGNEOUS PETROLOGY; SYENITE;

ITALY;

EID: 0031876373     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/ejm/10/2/0333     Document Type: Article

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