Evolution of nepheline from mafic to highly differentiated members of the alkaline series: The Messum complex, Namibia

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 415-432

  Blancher, S B ^a,b   D'Arco, P ^a,b   Fonteilles, M ^a,b   Pascal, M L ^a,b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

alkaline magma series; chemical composition; Messum complex; Namibia; nepheline

Indexed keywords

ALKALI FELDSPAR; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CRYSTALLIZATION MECHANISMS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; MAGMA EVOLUTION; MINERAL PARAGENESIS; NAMIBIA; RE-EQUILIBRATION; ROCK TYPES; SILICA CONTENT; SYNTHETIC ANALOGUES;

BIOLOGY; CALCIUM; FELDSPAR; MINERALS; NEPHELINE SYENITE; PHASE DIAGRAMS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM;

ALKALINITY;

ALKALINE ROCK; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTALLIZATION; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMA; NEPHELINE; PARAGENESIS; PLAGIOCLASE; PLUTONIC ROCK;

NAMIBIA;

EID: 77954878123     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: 14718022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2010.074.3.415     Document Type: Article

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