Plagioclase ultraphyric basalts in Iceland: The mush of the rift

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 98, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 1-32

  Hansen, H ^a   Gronvold K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Geothermometry; Iceland; Magma mixing; Melt inclusions; Plagioclase

Indexed keywords

BASALT; GEOTHERMOMETRY; INCLUSION; MAGMATISM; MELT; MIXING; PLAGIOCLASE;

ICELAND;

EID: 17544396740     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(99)00189-4     Document Type: Article

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