Low-18O silicic magmas: Why are they so rare?

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 162, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 123-136

  Balsley, Steven D ^a,b   Gregory, Robert T ^a  

^a Dept of Geol Sci S Methodist U   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Assimilation; Fractional crystallization; Magmas; O 18

Indexed keywords

FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; MAGMA; OXYGEN 18; SILICATE MELT;

EID: 0032441128     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(98)00161-7     Document Type: Article

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