Argon solubility drop in silicate melts at high pressures: A review of recent experiments

Chemical Geology

Volumn 256, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 252-258

  Bouhifd, M A ^a   Jephcoat, A P ^a,b   Kelley, S P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Argon solubility; High pressure; Silicate melts

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ARGON; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; HIGH PRESSURE; SILICATE MELT; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 54149098125     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2008.06.041     Document Type: Article

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