Insight into differentiation in alkalic systems: Nephelinite-carbonate-water experiments aimed at Ol Doinyo Lengai carbonatite genesis

Ol Doinyo Lengai (ODL, Tanzania, East African Rift) is the only known volcano currently erupting carbonatite on Earth with 30 yr. cycles alternating between quiescent carbonatite effusion and explosive, compositionally-zoned silicate eruptions. We performed isothermal crystallization and thermal gra...

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Main Authors: Craig C. Lundstrom, Rick Hervig, Tobias P. Fischer, Mayandi Sivaguru, Leilei Yin, Zhenhao Zhou, Xiaobao Lin, Rodrigo Grossi-Diniz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2022.970264/full