On ferroan (A-type) granitoids: Their compositional variability and modes of origin

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-53

  Frost, Carol D ^a   Ronald Frost, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

A type; Classification; Ferroan; Granite; Granitoid; Petrogenesis

Indexed keywords

A-TYPE ROCK; ALKALINE ROCK; GRANITOID; GRANODIORITE; HIGH PRESSURE; LOW PRESSURE; MAGMATIC DIFFERENTIATION; PARTIAL MELTING; PERALKALINE ROCK; PETROGENESIS; PETROLOGY; TONALITE;

EID: 78650613632     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egq070     Document Type: Article

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