Intrusion and crystallization of a spinifex-textured komatiite sill in Dundonald Township, Ontario

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2555-2571

  Arndt, Nicholas T ^a   Lesher, C Michael ^b,c   Houlé, Michel G ^b,c,d   Lewin, Eric ^a   Lacaze, Yannick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d Ontario Geological Survey   (Canada)

Author keywords

Intrusion; Komatiite; Olivine; Spinifex texture

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; KOMATIITE; OLIVINE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 10244267477     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egh073     Document Type: Article

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