Generation of tonalite and trondhjemite by subvolcanic fractionation and partial melting in the Zarza Intrusive Complex, western Peninsular Ranges batholith, northwestern Mexico

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 983-1010

  Tate, Marcus C ^a,e   Norman, Marc D ^a,f   Johnson, Scott E ^a,b   Fanning, C Mark ^c   Anderson, J Lawford ^d  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Andesite; Cone sheets; Cumulates; Partial melting; Tonalite trondhjemite

Indexed keywords

BATHOLITH; FRACTIONATION; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; PARTIAL MELTING; TONALITE; TRONDHJEMITE;

MEXICO;

EID: 0032852006     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petroj/40.6.983     Document Type: Article

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