The Grønnedal-Ika carbonatite - Syenite complex, south Greenland: Carbonatite formation by liquid immiscibility

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 191-217

  Halama, Ralf ^a,b   Vennemann, Torsten ^c   Siebel, Wolfgang ^a   Markl, Gregor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alkaline magmatism; Carbonatite; Gardar Province; Liquid immiscibility; Nepheline syenite

Indexed keywords

CARBONATITE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; IMMISCIBILITY; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SYENITE;

EID: 12444278997     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egh069     Document Type: Review

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