The Sudbury Igneous Complex: Viscous emulsion differentiation of a superheated impact melt sheet

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 117, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 1427-1450

  Zieg, Michael J ^a,b   Marsh, Bruce D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Impact melt; Magma; Melt sheet; Sudbury; Viscous emulsion

Indexed keywords

IMPACT MELT; MAGMA; MELT SHEET; VISCOUS EMULSION;

EMULSIONS; HEAT CONVECTION; IGNEOUS ROCKS; PETROLOGY; SOLIDIFICATION; TRACE ELEMENTS; VISCOUS FLOW;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DIFFERENTIATION; IMPACT STRUCTURE; MELTING;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; SUDBURY IGNEOUS COMPLEX; SUDBURY STRUCTURE; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 27844534927     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 00167606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B25579.1     Document Type: Article

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