Origin of carbonatites—liquid immiscibility caught in the act
Carbonatites are fascinating igneous rocks and their genesis remains enigmatic. Here the authors show that a Ca-rich carbonatite melt formed by liquid immiscibility from a phonolitic magma of the Laacher See volcano in the Eifel, Germany.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-05-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30500-7 |
| Summary: | Carbonatites are fascinating igneous rocks and their genesis remains enigmatic. Here the authors show that a Ca-rich carbonatite melt formed by liquid immiscibility from a phonolitic magma of the Laacher See volcano in the Eifel, Germany. |
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| ISSN: | 2041-1723 |