The graveyard point intrusion: An example of extreme differentiation of snake river plain basalt in a shallow crustal pluton

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 303-325

  White, Craig M ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Granophyre; Mafic intrusions; Sill; Snake River Plain; Tholeiitic

Indexed keywords

AUGITE; BASALT; EMPLACEMENT; GABBRO; GRANOPHYRE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMA CHAMBER; MAGMATISM; MIOCENE; PARTIAL MELTING; PLAGIOCLASE; PLEISTOCENE; PLUTON; SILL; THOLEIITIC BASALT;

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

EID: 53849103291     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egl062     Document Type: Article

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