Trondhjemitic and granitic melts formed by fractional crystallization of an olivine tholeiite from Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland

Geological Magazine

Volumn 142, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 651-658

  Martin, E ^a   Sigmarsson, O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Fractional crystallization; Iceland; Interstitial glass; Segregation vein; Trondhjemite

Indexed keywords

GLASS; OLIVINE;

CONTINENTAL CRUSTS; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; GRANITIC MELTS; ICELANDS; ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS; MAJOR ELEMENTS; SILICIC MAGMAS; TRONDHJEMITE;

SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY);

FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; SILICATE MELT; THOLEIITE; TRONDHJEMITE;

ARCTIC; ICELAND; REYKJANES PENINSULA;

EID: 32044441191     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756805001160     Document Type: Article

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