In situ crystallization of non-cotectic and foliated igneous rocks on a magma chamber floor
Nucleation of plagioclase in a thin residual compositional boundary layer could explain the formation of non-cotectic foliated rocks in layered igneous intrusions, according to geochemical analyses of magnetite cumulates from the Bushveld Complex, South Africa
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-10-01
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| Series: | Communications Earth & Environment |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00584-6 |