Melt segregation and magma flow in migmatites: Implications for the generation of granite magmas

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 315, Issue , 1996, Pages 85-94

  Sawyer, E W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anatexis; Diatexite; Melt residuum separation; Metatexite; Restite

Indexed keywords

GRANITE; MAGNESIA;

ANATEXIS; CONTINENTAL CRUSTS; DEVIATORIC STRESS; DIATEXITE; MELT SEGREGATION; METATEXITE; RESTITE; SEGREGATION PROCESS;

SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY);

DEFORMATION; GRANITE; MAGMA; MIGMATITE; PARTIAL MELTING;

EID: 79957466092     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/0-8137-2315-9.85     Document Type: Article

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