Silicate liquid immiscibility within the crystal mush: Evidence from Ti in plagioclase from the Skaergaard intrusion

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 147-174

  Humphreys, Madeleine C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cumulate; Immiscibility; Layered igneous rock; Plagioclase; Skaergaard; Zoning

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; CUMULATE; IGNEOUS ROCK; IMMISCIBILITY; LAYERED INTRUSION; MAGMA; PLAGIOCLASE; SILICATE; TITANIUM; ZONING;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; SKAERGAARD INTRUSION;

EID: 78650590529     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egq076     Document Type: Article

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