Structure, Composition, and Emplacement History of Orbicular Granites and Comb Layering, Sierra and Sequoia National Forests, CA
Orbicular and comb layer textures in igneous environments are evidence of an unusual heating and cooling regime in small pockets at the edges of crystallizing magmas. Changes in the composition of a magma spark rapid changes in temperature, which cause the temporary suppression of normal crystal nuc...
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Scholarship @ Claremont
2014
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| Online Access: | http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/469 http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1476&context=scripps_theses |