The petrology of mullite-bearing peraluminous xenoliths: Implications for contamination processes in basaltic magmas

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 549-573

  Preston, R Jeremy ^a   Dempster, Tim J ^b   Bell, Brian R ^b   Rogers, Graeme ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basalt; Crustal contamination; Isotope geochemistry; Metasedimentary; Mullite buchite; Plagioclase; Xenolith

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SILICATE; MAGMA; PETROLOGY;

BASALT; PETROGENESIS; PETROLOGY; XENOLITH;

MULL; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033016522     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petroj/40.4.549     Document Type: Article

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