Experimental modelling of shallow magma emplacement: Application to saucer-shaped intrusions

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 277, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 373-383

  Galland, Olivier ^a   Planke, Sverre ^a,b   Neumann, Else Ragnhild ^a   Malthe Sørenssen, Anders ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Forskningsparken   (Norway)

Author keywords

doming; experimental modelling; magma emplacement; saucer shaped sills

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE CRUSTS; DOMING; EXPERIMENTAL MODELLING; FLUID FLOWS; FREE SURFACES; HOMOGENEOUS MODELS; LAYERED MODELS; MAGMA EMPLACEMENT; MAGMA INTRUSIONS; MODEL MATERIALS; OIL INJECTIONS; SANDSTONE INTRUSIONS; SAUCER-SHAPED SILLS; SEDIMENTARY BASINS; SHALLOW INJECTIONS; SILICA FLOURS; STRATIFIED BASINS;

DOMES; EXPERIMENTS; MOLTEN MATERIALS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SETTLING TANKS; SILICA;

OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

DIABASE; DIKE; EMPLACEMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAGMA; MODELING; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

EID: 58149295508     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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