Order and Chaos in the Olivine Underworld| Two Mechanisms for the Formation of Basal Olivine Layers

<p> Recent debate has questioned the efficiency of magma differentiation in basaltic magma chambers (Marsh, 2013). As a result, petrologists are increasingly inclined to interpret olivine cumulate layers in small intrusive bodies as separately injected slurries, as opposed to the result of in-...

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Main Author: Haddad, James R.
Language:EN
Published: State University of New York at Binghamton 2018
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