Compositional convection trumps silicate liquid immisciblity in layered intrusions: A discussion of 'Liquid immiscibility and the evolution of basaltic magma' by Veksler et al., Journal of Petrology 48, 2187-2210

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2157-2168

  Morse, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adcumulus growth; Compositional convection; Immiscibility; Magma chambers; Skaergaard intrusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 59349113540     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egn063     Document Type: Note

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