Dike ascent in partially molten rock

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 20901-20919

  Rubin, Allan M ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIKE; EMPLACEMENT; MELT;

EID: 0032505283     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jb01349     Document Type: Article

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