Formation of spinifex texture in komatiites: An experimental study

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1591-1610

  Faure, François ^a   Arndt, NicholasI ^b   Libourel, Guy ^a,c  

^a CRPG CNRS   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Cooling rate; Experimental petrology; Komatiite; Spinifex; Thermal gradient

Indexed keywords

KOMATIITE; MORPHOLOGY; OLIVINE GROUP; PETROLOGY; TEXTURE;

SPINIFEX; XIPHOPHORUS MACULATUS;

EID: 33748065308     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egl021     Document Type: Article

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