Large-scale mechanics of fracture-mediated felsic magma intrusion driven by hydraulic inflation and buoyancy pumping

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 302, Issue , 2008, Pages 3-29

  Ablay, G J ^a   Clemens, J D ^b   Petford, N ^c  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; COMPRESSION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FELSIC ROCK; HYDRAULICS; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAGMA; MELTING; OVERPRESSURE; PARTITIONING; ROCK MECHANICS; STRESS FIELD; TECTONIC SETTING; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TENSILE STRESS;

EID: 72049084757     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP302.2     Document Type: Article

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