Disequilibrium textures in the Leinster Granite Complex, SE Ireland: Evidence for acid-acid magma mixing

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 929-939

  Grogan, S E ^a   Reavy, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Disequilibrium; Granite; Leinster; Magma mixing; Microtextures; SE Ireland

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; CELLS; TEXTURES;

LEINSTER GRANITE COMPLEX (LGC);

GRANITE;

EMPLACEMENT; FELSIC ROCK; GRANITE; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; MIXING; PLUTON;

IRELAND;

EID: 0036987060     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/0026461026660068     Document Type: Article

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