Rhyolite-MELTS: A modified calibration of MELTS optimized for silica-rich, fluid-bearing magmatic systems

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 875-890

  Gualda, Guilherme A R ^a   Ghiorso, Mark S ^b   Lemons, Robin V ^a   Carley, Tamara L ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OFM Research West   (United States)

Author keywords

Bishop tuff; Modeling; Phase equilibria; Rhyolites; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; FELDSPAR; MAGMA; MODELING; PETROGRAPHY; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM; PUMICE; RHYOLITE; SILICA; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTY; TUFF;

PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 84860536542     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egr080     Document Type: Article

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