Molybdenite saturation in silicic magmas: Occurrence and petrological implications

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 891-904

  Audétat, Andreas ^a   Dolejš, David ^b   Lowenstern, Jacob B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser ablation ICP MS; Melt inclusions; Molybdenite; Rhyolite; Sulfur fugacity

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY MINERAL; BASALT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FELSIC ROCK; FUGACITY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; MAGMA; MELT INCLUSION; MOLYBDENITE; OXIDATION; PHENOCRYST; PYRRHOTITE; QUARTZ; RHYOLITE; SATURATION; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; TECTONIC SETTING; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 79955457565     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egr008     Document Type: Article

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