The mineralogical diversity of alkaline igneous rocks: Critical factors for thetransition from miaskitic to agpaitic phase assemblages

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 439-455

  Marks, Michael A W ^a   Hettmann, Kai ^a   Schilling, Julian ^a   Frost, B Ronald ^b   Markl, Gregor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Agpaitic; Alkaline igneous rocks; Miaskitic; Oxygen fugacity; Peralkaline granites; Peralkaline syenites

Indexed keywords

FUGACITY; GRANITE; MAGMATISM; MINERALOGY; PARTIAL MELTING; PERALKALINE ROCK; PETROLOGY; PHASE TRANSITION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SYENITE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

ARCTIC; GARDAR; GREENLAND;

EPINEPHELUS FASCIATOMACULOSUS;

EID: 79952057338     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egq086     Document Type: Article

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