Unexpected results of some simple exercises in equilibrium melting based on experimentally determined partition coefficients

International Geology Review

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 936-943

  Colson, Russell O ^a  

^a MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MOORHEAD   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; MELTING; MODELING; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM;

EID: 0032450122     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206819809465246     Document Type: Article

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