Extreme iron enrichment and liquid immiscibility in mafic intrusions: Experimental evidence revisited

Lithos

Volumn 111, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 72-82

  Veksler, Ilya V ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Experimental petrology; Liquid immiscibility; Plutonic rocks; Skaergaard; Tholeiitic magma

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; CUMULATE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; IMMISCIBILITY; MAFIC ROCK; PETROLOGY; PLUTONIC ROCK; THOLEIITIC BASALT;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; SKAERGAARD INTRUSION;

EID: 59349087432     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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