Origin of anorthosite and magnetitite layers in the bushveld complex, constrained by major element compositions of plagioclase

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1607-1637

  Cawthorn, R Grant ^a   Ashwal, Lewis D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anorthosite; Bushveld Complex; Magnetitite; Modal layering; Plagioclase compositions

Indexed keywords

ANORTHOSITE; CRYSTALLIZATION; LAYERED INTRUSION; PETROLOGY; PLAGIOCLASE;

AFRICA; BUSHVELD COMPLEX; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 70249131464     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egp042     Document Type: Article

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