Compaction and crystallization in magma chambers: Towards a model of the Skaergaard intrusion

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 905-930

  Mckenzie, Dan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compaction; Geochemistry; Skaergaard; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

BOUSSINESQ EQUATION; COMPACTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRYSTALLIZATION; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMA CHAMBER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOSPHORUS; RUBIDIUM; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR; TWO PHASE FLOW; URANIUM;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; SKAERGAARD INTRUSION;

EID: 79955396054     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egr009     Document Type: Article

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