Compositional gaps in igneous rock suites controlled by magma system heat and water content

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 385-390

  Melekhova, Elena ^a   Annen, Catherine ^a   Blundy, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; HIGH PRESSURE; MAGMA; MAGMATIC DIFFERENTIATION; PARTIAL MELTING; RHYOLITE; SILICA; TECTONIC SETTING; WATER CONTENT;

LESSER ANTILLES;

EID: 84877274684     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo1781     Document Type: Article

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