Petrogenesis of cogenetic silica-oversaturated and - Undersaturated syenites by periodic recharge in a crustally contaminated magma chamber: The Kangerlussuaq Intrusion, East Greenland

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 493-522

  Riishuus, Morten S ^a,d   Peate, David W ^b   Tegner, Christian ^a   Wilson, J Richard ^a   Brooks, C Kent ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crustal contamination; East Greenland; Kangerlussuaq; Magma mixing; Syenite

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; EMPLACEMENT; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MAGMA CHAMBER; NEPHELINE; PETROGENESIS; QUARTZ; RECHARGE; SILICA; SYENITE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARCTIC; EAST GREENLAND; GREENLAND; KANGERLUSSUAQ;

EID: 40349113435     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egm090     Document Type: Article

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