Fossilized solidification fronts in the Bushveld Complex argue for liquid-dominated magmatic systems

Fossilized solidification fronts in the Bushveld Complex argue for liquid-dominated magmatic systems

Magma storage zones are debated to either be crystal-dominated mush zones or large liquid-dominated magma chambers. Here, the authors discover fossilized solidification fronts of magnetitite in the Bushveld pluton, which indicate nucleation and crystal growth occurred at the magma chamber floor, pre...

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Main Authors: Willem Kruger, Rais Latypov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16723-6
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title Fossilized solidification fronts in the Bushveld Complex argue for liquid-dominated magmatic systems
title_short Fossilized solidification fronts in the Bushveld Complex argue for liquid-dominated magmatic systems
title_full Fossilized solidification fronts in the Bushveld Complex argue for liquid-dominated magmatic systems
title_fullStr Fossilized solidification fronts in the Bushveld Complex argue for liquid-dominated magmatic systems
title_full_unstemmed Fossilized solidification fronts in the Bushveld Complex argue for liquid-dominated magmatic systems
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description Magma storage zones are debated to either be crystal-dominated mush zones or large liquid-dominated magma chambers. Here, the authors discover fossilized solidification fronts of magnetitite in the Bushveld pluton, which indicate nucleation and crystal growth occurred at the magma chamber floor, precluding the existence of a thick crystal mush zone in this region.
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