Exploding xenoliths and the absence of 'elephants' graveyards' in granite batholiths

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 20, Issue 9-10, 1998, Pages 1325-1343

  Barrie Clarke, D ^a   Henry, Andrew S ^a   White, Mary Anne ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRANITE; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

BATHOLITHS; XENOLITHS;

VOLCANIC ROCKS;

EID: 0032155094     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0191-8141(98)00082-0     Document Type: Article

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