An origin for harrisitic and granular olivine in the rum layered suite, NW Scotland: A crystal size distribution study

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 253-270

  O'Driscoll, Brian ^a   Donaldson, Colin H ^b   Troll, Valentin R ^a   Jerram, Dougal A ^c   Emeleus, C Henry ^c  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crystal growth rates; Crystal size distribution; Harrisite; Rum Layered Suite

Indexed keywords

COOLING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CUMULATE; MAGMA CHAMBER; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEATION; OLIVINE; PERIDOTITE; PLUTONIC ROCK; SUPERSATURATION;

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

EID: 34548581347     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egl059     Document Type: Article

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