Viscosity of crystal-bearing melts and its implication for magma ascent

Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 151-163

  Vetere, Francesco ^a,b   Behrens, Harald ^b   Holtz, Francois ^b   Vilardo, Giuseppe ^c   Ventura, Guido ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c OSSERVATORIO VESUVIANO   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crystal bearing andesite; Falling sphere method; Magma; Viscosity; ZrO2 solubility

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956634170     PISSN: 13456296     EISSN: 13493825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2465/jmps.090402     Document Type: Article

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