The origin of K-feldspar megacrysts hosted in alkaline potassic rocks from central Italy: A track for low-pressure processes in mafic magmas

Lithos

Volumn 66, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 223-240

  Perini, Giulia ^a,b   Tepley III, Frank J ^b,c   Davidson, Jon P ^b   Conticelli, Sandro ^a,d  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alkaline potassic magmas; Central Italy; Isotope stratigraphy; K feldspar megacrysts; Monte Cimino volcanic complex; Vico volcano

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MAGMA; MEGACRYST; PETROLOGY; POTASSIC ROCK; VOLCANOLOGY;

ITALY;

EID: 0037303116     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-4937(02)00221-9     Document Type: Article

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