Plagioclase in the Skaergaard intrusion. Part 1: Core and rim compositions in the layered series

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 329-340

  Toplis, Michael J ^a   Brown, William L ^b   Pupier, Elsa ^b  

^a OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

^b CRPG CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Compositional convection; Magmatic processes; Plagioclase zoning; Skaergaard intrusion

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; LAYERED INTRUSION; PLAGIOCLASE; ZONING;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; SKAERGAARD INTRUSION;

EID: 38349053078     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00410-007-0245-1     Document Type: Article

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