The evolution of the peach spring giantmagma body: Evidence from accessory mineraltextures and compositions, bulk pumice and glass geochemistry, and rhyolite-MELTS modeling

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1109-1148

  Pamukcu, Ayla S ^a   Carley, Tamara L ^a   Gualda, Guilherme A R ^a   Miller, Calvin F ^a   Ferguson, Charles A ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Arizona Geological Survey   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystal size distribution; Cumulate; Geochemistry; Geothermometry; Ignimbrite; Mineral chemistry; Rejeuvination; Rhyolite MELTS

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY MINERAL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOTHERMOMETRY; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNIMBRITE; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMA; MIOCENE; REMOBILIZATION; RHYOLITE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE; TEXTURE; TUFF;

UNITED STATES;

PRUNUS PERSICA; TRACHYTES;

EID: 84884745306     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egt007     Document Type: Article

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