Coalescence of lateral spreading magma ascending through dykes: A mechanism to form a granite canopy (El Hongo pluton, Sierras Pampeanas, Argentina)

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 163, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 881-892

  D'Eramo, F ^a   Pinotti, L ^a,b   Tubia J M ^b   Vegas, N ^b   Aranguren, A ^b   Tejero, R ^c   Gomez D ^c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CAMBRIAN; CANOPY; COALESCENCE; DIKE; MAGMA; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; SILURIAN; TRONDHJEMITE;

ARGENTINA; SIERRAS PAMPEANAS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33748654036     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-764905-060     Document Type: Article

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