Combining quantitative textural and geochemical studies to understand the solidification processes of a granite porphyry: Shanggusi, East Qinling, China

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1807-1835

  Yang, Zong Feng ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Crystal size distributions; Fluids; Granite porphyry; Shanggusi; Solidification processes; Undercooling

Indexed keywords

GRANITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAGMA CHAMBER; PARENT MATERIAL; PETROGENESIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PORPHYRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOLIDIFICATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEXTURE; TRACE ELEMENT;

EID: 84865540629     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egs034     Document Type: Article

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