The role of pressure in producing compositional diversity in intraplate basaltic magmas

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 365-393

  Whitaker, Matthew L ^a   Nekvasil, H ^a   Lindsley, D H ^a   Difrancesco, N J ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental petrology; Ferrobasalt; Ferrodiorite; Phase equilibria; Tholeiite differentiation

Indexed keywords

ANDESITE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DACITE; DIFFERENTIATION; DIORITE; LOW PRESSURE; MAGMA; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; PETROLOGY; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM; RHYOLITE; THOLEIITIC BASALT;

IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; SNAKE RIVER PLAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35448998080     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egl063     Document Type: Article

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