Bubbles, Crystals and Cracks in Cooling Magma
Ascent of magma results in drastic drops of pressure and temperature during eruption. Exsolution or dissolution of water changes the physical and chemical properties of the magma and can promote or inhibit the formation of bubbles, crystals and cracks. The microstructural relations between bubbles,...
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University of Canterbury. Geological Sciences
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10092/7880 |