Decompression-induced crystallization in hydrated silica-rich melts: Empirical models of experimental plagioclase nucleation and growth kinetics

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1743-1766

  Mollard, Edith ^a,b   Martel, Caroline ^a,b   Bourdier, Jean Louis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b UMR 7327   (France)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Effective undercooling; Growth rate; Nucleation delay; Plagioclase

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEATION; PLAGIOCLASE; REACTION KINETICS; RHYOLITE; SILICATE MELT; TEXTURE;

EID: 84865189951     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egs031     Document Type: Article

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