Granites and granitic magmas: Strange phenomena and new perspectives on some old problems

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-16

  Clemens, J D ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Granites; New perspectives; Old problems

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; DIAPIRISM; EMPLACEMENT; GRANITE; MAGMATISM; PLUTON;

EID: 19644362078     PISSN: 00167878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7878(05)80013-6     Document Type: Article

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