Physical constraints on the migration of immiscible fluids through partially molten silicates, with special reference to magmatic sulfide ores

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 286, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 14-22

  Chung, Hye Yoon ^a   Mungall, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

crystal mush; migration; percolation; porous media; sulfide liquid; two phase

Indexed keywords

MIGRATION; PERCOLATION; POROUS MEDIA; SULFIDE LIQUID; TWO-PHASE;

COALESCENCE; CRYSTALS; DROP BREAKUP; DROP FORMATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; ORE DEPOSITS; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SECURITY OF DATA; SILICATE MINERALS; SOLVENTS; SULFIDE MINERALS;

LIQUIDS;

CRYSTAL; GRAIN SIZE; IGNEOUS ROCK; IMMISCIBLE FLUID; ORE DEPOSIT; PARTIAL MELTING; PERCOLATION; POROUS MEDIUM; SILICATE MELT; SULFIDE; TERRESTRIAL DEPOSIT; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 69549102948     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2009.05.041     Document Type: Article

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