Melt segregation structures in granitic plutons

Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 305-308

  Weinberg, Roberto F ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Extraction; Granites; Magma fractionation; Migmatites; Segregation; Solidification

Indexed keywords

MAGMA FRACTIONATION; MELT SEGREGATION; MIGMATITES; CRYSTALLIZING MAGMA; GRANITIC MAGMAS; GRANITIC PLUTONS; MELT EXTRACTION; PHYSICAL PROCESS; SHORT DURATIONS;

CRYSTALLIZATION; EXTRACTION; FRACTIONATION; SOLIDIFICATION; GRANITE;

GRANITE; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY);

MIGMATITE; PARTIAL MELTING; FRACTIONATION; MAGMA; MELT; OUTCROP; PLUTON; RARITY; SOLIDIFICATION;

EID: 33645706853     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G22406.1     Document Type: Article

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