Crystal Zoning as an Archive for Magma Evolution

Year:

2007

Type of Publication:

Article

Authors:

Ginibre, Catherine; Wörner, Gerhard; Kronz, Andreas

Journal:

Elements

Volume:

3

Number:

4

Pages:

261-266

BibTex:

@article{Ginibre01082007, author = "Catherine Ginibre and Gerhard W{\"o}rner and Andreas Kronz", abstract = " Spatial compositional variations in magmatic minerals record chemical and physical changes in the magma from which they grew. Electron-beam techniques allow high-resolution imaging and quantitative analysis of this compositional archive for major, minor and some trace elements. In this way, magmatic processes such as crystallization, recharge in a magma chamber, decompression during ascent, and convection in the magma chamber can be identified and the history of magmatic systems prior to eruption reconstructed. ", doi = "10.2113/gselements.3.4.261", journal = "Elements", number = "4", pages = "261-266", title = "{C}rystal {Z}oning as an {A}rchive for {M}agma {E}volution", url = "http://elements.geoscienceworld.org/content/3/4/261.abstract", volume = "3", year = "2007", }

Abstract:

Spatial compositional variations in magmatic minerals record chemical and physical changes in the magma from which they grew. Electron-beam techniques allow high-resolution imaging and quantitative analysis of this compositional archive for major, minor and some trace elements. In this way, magmatic processes such as crystallization, recharge in a magma chamber, decompression during ascent, and convection in the magma chamber can be identified and the history of magmatic systems prior to eruption reconstructed.