The LOW-δ18O late-stage ferrodiorite magmas in the skaergaard intrusion: result of liquid immiscibility, thermal metamorphism, or meteoric water incorporation into magma?

Journal of Geology

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 571-586

  Bindeman, I N ^a   Brooks, C K ^a,b   McBirney, A R ^a   Taylor, H P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IGNEOUS INTRUSION; IMMISCIBILITY; MAGMA; MASS BALANCE; METAMORPHISM; METEORIC WATER; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; MODEL; OLIVINE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SOLIDIFICATION; TITANITE; ZIRCON;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; SKAERGAARD INTRUSION;

EID: 57749121400     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/591992     Document Type: Article

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