Igneous phenocrystic origin of K-feldspar megacrysts in granitic rocks from the Sierra Nevada batholith

Geosphere

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 387-400

  Moore, James G ^a   Sisson, Thomas W ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barium zoning; K feldspar; Megacryst; Sierra Nevada

Indexed keywords

BATHOLITH; DIKE; FELDSPAR; GRANITE; MAGMA CHAMBER; MEGACRYST; PLUTON; ZONING;

EID: 41949135276     PISSN: 1553-040     EISSN: 1553040X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GES00146.1     Document Type: Article

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