Melt generation and fluid flow in the thermal aureole of the Bushveld Complex

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1031-1054

  Harris, Nigel ^a   McMillan, Andy ^a   Holness, Marian ^b   Uken, Ron ^c   Watkeys, Mike ^c   Rogers, Nick ^a   Fallick, Anthony ^d  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crustal melting; Fluid infiltration; Isotope homogenization; Thermal aureole

Indexed keywords

AUREOLE; CONTACT METAMORPHISM; FLUID FLOW; GRANITE; METAMORPHISM; MIGMATITE; SILICATE MELT;

BUSHVELD COMPLEX; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0038682960     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/44.6.1031     Document Type: Article

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