From mush to eruption in centuries: Assembly of the super-sized Oruanui magma body

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 143-164

  Allan, Aidan S R ^a   Morgan, Daniel J ^b   Wilson, Colin J N ^a   Millet, Marc Alban ^a,c  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystal mush; Magma chamber; Orthopyroxene Fe Mg diffusion; Oruanui eruption; Supereruption

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONTINENTAL ARC; DECOMPRESSION; DIFFUSION; DISSOLUTION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; IRON; MAGMA CHAMBER; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; ORTHOPYROXENE; PUMICE; RHYOLITE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; ZIRCON;

NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; TAUPO VOLCANIC ZONE;

EID: 84879258702     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00410-013-0869-2     Document Type: Article

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