The petrogenesis of some migmatites and granites (central Damara Orogen, Namibia): Evidence for disequilibrium melting, wall-rock contamination and crystal fractionation

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1241-1269

  Jung, S ^a,b   Hoernes, S ^c   Masberg, P ^a   Hoffer, E ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Granites; Migmatites; Namibia; Partial melting; Proterozoic mobile belt

Indexed keywords

GRANITE; MIGMATITE; OROGENY; PARTIAL MELTING; PETROGENESIS;

NAMIBIA; OETMOED;

EID: 0032717123     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petroj/40.8.1241     Document Type: Article

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