Infiltration metasomatism of cumulates by intrusive magma replenishment: The wavy horizon, Isle of Rum, Scotland

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 563-587

  Holness, Marian B ^a   Hallworth, M A ^a   Woods, A ^b   Sides, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cumulate; Eastern Layered Intrusion; Infiltration metasomatism; Rum

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ALTERATION; CLINOPYROXENE; CUMULATE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; INFILTRATION; MAGMATIC DIFFERENTIATION; METASOMATISM; POREWATER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; HIGHLAND; RUM; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33847400103     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egl072     Document Type: Article

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