Large volumes of anatectic melt retained in granulite facies migmatites: An injection complex in northern Quebec

Lithos

Volumn 168-169, Issue , 2013, Pages 200-218

  Morfin, S ^a   Sawyer, E W ^a   Bandyayera, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

^b Bureau d'exploration géologique du Québec   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crustal differentiation; Injection complex; Magma accumulation; Migmatite; Pervasive migration

Indexed keywords

ANATEXIS; CRYSTALLIZATION; GRANULITE FACIES; LEUCOGRANITE; METAGREYWACKE; METAMORPHISM; MIGMATITE;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SUPERIOR PROVINCE;

EID: 84875528396     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2013.02.007     Document Type: Article

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