Granitic melt viscosity and silicic magma dynamics in contrasting tectonic settings

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 156, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1057-1060

  Clemens, J D ^a   Petford, N ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Granites; Melts; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

GRANITE; SILICATE MELT; TECTONIC SETTING; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0033372899     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.156.6.1057     Document Type: Article

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