Formation and transfer of stoped blocks into magma chambers: The hightemperature interplay between focused porous flow, cracking, channel flow, host-rock anisotropy, and regional deformation

Geosphere

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 443-469

  Paterson, Scott R ^a   Memeti, Valbone ^a   Pignotta, Geoffrey ^b   Erdmann, Saskia ^c   Žák, Jiřiacute ^d   Chambers, Jennifer ^e   Ianno, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHOLITH; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DIKE; FORMATION MECHANISM; HOST ROCK; MAGMA CHAMBER; MAGMATISM; MESOZOIC; PLUTON; POROSITY; XENOLITH;

CALIFORNIA; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861184886     PISSN: 1553-040     EISSN: 1553040X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GES00680.1     Document Type: Article

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