How extensive are subsolidus grain-shape changes in cooling granites?

Lithos

Volumn 105, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 42-50

  Vernon, R H ^a,b   Paterson, S R ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Grain shapes; Granites; K feldspar megacrysts; Microstructure; Mineral zoning; Pluton

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FELDSPAR; GRAIN SIZE; GRANITE; MEGACRYST; MICROSTRUCTURE; OSCILLATING FLOW; POTASSIUM; RECRYSTALLIZATION; ZONING;

EID: 51649112410     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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