An introduction to magma dynamics

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 304, Issue , 2008, Pages 1-13

  Zellmer, Georg F ^a,b   Annen, Catherine ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b International Research Institute for Climate and Society   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; MAGMA; RESERVOIR; TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

EID: 67849108700     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP304.1     Document Type: Article

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