Is chemical zonation in plutonic rocks driven by changes in source magma composition or shallow-crustal differentiation?

Geosphere

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1568-1587

  Coleman, Drew S ^a   Bartley, John M ^b   Glazner, Allen F ^a   Pardue, Michae J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c Clemson University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHOLITH; GRANODIORITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; LEUCOGRANITE; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; PARTIAL MELTING; PLUTONIC ROCK; TRACE ELEMENT;

CALIFORNIA; TUOLUMNE COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873500413     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1553040X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GES00798.1     Document Type: Article

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