Factors governing the textural development of Skaergaard gabbros: A review

Lithos

Volumn 111, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 1-5

  McBirney, Alexander R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cumulates; Layered intrusion; Metasomatism; Skaergaard; Texture

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CUMULATE; GABBRO; LAYERED INTRUSION; MAFIC ROCK; METASOMATISM; PLUTONIC ROCK; RECRYSTALLIZATION;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; SKAERGAARD INTRUSION;

EID: 67349196538     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2008.09.009     Document Type: Article

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