Geodynamics of rapid voluminous felsic magmatism through time

Lithos

Volumn 123, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 92-101

  Pankhurst, M J ^a,b   Schaefer, B F ^a,b   Betts, P G ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evolution of earth; Felsic large igneous province; Geodynamics; Lithospheric forcing; Low viscosity rhyolite; Magma genesis

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL RECYCLING; EMPLACEMENT; FELSIC ROCK; GEODYNAMICS; IGNIMBRITE; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; MAGMATISM; MANTLE PLUME; MANTLE SOURCE; PETROGENESIS; RHYOLITE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; THERMAL MATURITY;

EID: 79952532289     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2010.11.014     Document Type: Article

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