Geochemistry of the impact-generated melt sheet at Manicouagan: Evidence for fractional crystallization

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  O'Connell Cooper, Catherine D ^a   Spray, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLE; BIOTITE; CLAST; CLINOPYROXENE; DIORITE; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRABEN; IMPACT STRUCTURE; MELT; MINERALOGY; MONZONITE; OLIVINE; ORTHOCLASE; ORTHOPYROXENE; PLAGIOCLASE; QUARTZ; TEXTURE;

CANADA; MANICOUAGAN; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 79958844978     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JB008084     Document Type: Article

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