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January 01, 1990
Anorthoclase, sanidine and associated megacrysts in Scottish alkali basalts; high-pressure syenitic debris from upper mantle sources?
P. Aspen;
P. Aspen
Univ. Edinburgh, Dep. Geol. Geophys., GB-Edinburgh EH9 3JW, United Kingdom
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P. Aspen
Univ. Edinburgh, Dep. Geol. Geophys., GB-Edinburgh EH9 3JW, United Kingdom
B. G. J. Upton
A. P. Dickin
Publisher: Deutsche Mineralogische Gesellschaft, Sociedad Española de Mineralogia, Societá Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, Société Francaise de Minéralogie
First Online:
02 Mar 2017
Online Issn: 1617-4011
Print Issn: 0935-1221
GeoRef, Copyright 2004, American Geological Institute. Reference includes data from Geoline, Bundesanstalt fur Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, Hanover, Germany
European Journal of Mineralogy (1990) 2 (4): 503–517.
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P. Aspen, B. G. J. Upton, A. P. Dickin; Anorthoclase, sanidine and associated megacrysts in Scottish alkali basalts; high-pressure syenitic debris from upper mantle sources?. European Journal of Mineralogy 1990;; 2 (4): 503–517. doi:
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Index Terms/Descriptors
- alkali basalts
- alkali feldspar
- alkali olivine basalt
- anorthoclase
- Atlantic Ocean Islands
- basalts
- chemical composition
- Europe
- feldspar group
- framework silicates
- Grampian Highlands
- Great Britain
- Hebrides
- igneous rocks
- inclusions
- isotopes
- mantle
- megacrysts
- Midland Valley
- petrology
- provenance
- sanidine
- Scotland
- Scottish Highlands
- Shetland Islands
- silicates
- United Kingdom
- upper mantle
- volcanic rocks
- Western Europe
- xenoliths
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