High silica granites: Terminal porosity and crystal settling in shallow magma chambers

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 409, Issue , 2015, Pages 23-31

  Lee, Cin Ty A ^a   Morton, Douglas M ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cumulate; Granite; High silica granite; Pluton; Rhyolite; Settling

Indexed keywords

CUMULATE; HIGH SILICAS; PLUTON; RHYOLITE; SETTLING;

GRANITE;

BATHOLITH; CUMULATE; GRANITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMA CHAMBER; PETROGENESIS; PLUTON; POROSITY; RHYOLITE; SILICA;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84910067951     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.10.040     Document Type: Article

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