Origin of crystal-poor, differentiated magmas: Insights from thermal gradient experiments

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-65

  Masotta, Matteo ^a   Freda, Carmela ^b   Gaeta, Mario ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crystal mush; Crystal melt separation; Crystal poor magma; Explosive eruptions; Solidification front; Thermal gradient

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINITY; CRYSTALLIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; MAGMA; MAGMA CHAMBER; MELT; PHONOLITE; SOURCE ROCK; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TEPHRA; VOLCANIC GLASS;

EID: 84855309115     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00410-011-0658-8     Document Type: Article

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