The mechanism of ascent and emplacement of granite magma during transpression: A syntectonic granite paradigm

Tectonophysics

Volumn 312, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-33

  Brown, M ^a   Solar, G S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Granite ascent; Granite emplacement; Melt flow; Migmatite; Pluton construction; Transpressive orogen

Indexed keywords

EMPLACEMENT; GRANITE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; OROGENY; TECTONIC SETTING; TRANSPRESSION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033385581     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(99)00169-9     Document Type: Article

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