Hydromagmatic Processes and Platinum-Group Element Deposits in Layered Intrusions

ISBN-13: 9781108416009 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 286 str.

Alan Boudreau

Opis

A comprehensive overview of the evidence for fluid-crystal-liquid (hydromagmatic) interactions in layered intrusions, for academic researchers and professional geologists.

Spis treści

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Layered intrusions: an overview; 3. Magmatic volatiles and fluids; 4. Geochemistry of the platinum-group elements; 5. Generation and movement of bubbles and volatile fluids in a crystal-liquid mush; 6. Halogens in layered intrusions; 7. Melt and fluid inclusion evidence; 8. Pegmatoids, pipes, and potholes; 9. The effects of volatiles on mineral stability and volatile fluxing; 10. Chromatographic effects; 11. Compaction-driven stratigraphic traps and the formation of Great Dyke-type deposits; 12. Chromitites; 13. Isotopic evidence; 14. Some objections considered; References; Index.