The Unit 12 allivalite, Eastern Layered Intrusion, Isle of Rum: A textural and geochemical study of an open-system magma chamber

Geological Magazine

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 437-450

  Holness, Marian B ^a   Winpenny, Ben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cumulate; Layered intrusion; Rum; Texture; Troctolite

Indexed keywords

FELDSPAR; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TEXTURES;

CUMULATE; GEOCHEMICAL EVIDENCE; LAYERED INTRUSIONS; LOCAL TERMS; MAGMA BATCHES; MAGMA CHAMBER; PROGRESSIVE ACCUMULATION; TROCTOLITE;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

ACCUMULATION; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; CUMULATE; GABBRO; GEOCHEMISTRY; LAYERED INTRUSION; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMA CHAMBER; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; PERIDOTITE; TEXTURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; HIGHLAND; RUM; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70349210850     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756808005797     Document Type: Article

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