A-type granites: geochemical characteristics, discrimination and petrogenesis

1987/04/01 by Joseph B. Whalen, J B Whalen, Kenneth L. Currie +2 · 5,592 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Crust #Felsic #Geochemistry #Geological and Geochemical Analysis #Geology #High-pressure geophysics and materials #Igneous rock #Incompatible element #Mafic #Mantle (geology) #Metasomatism #Partial melting #Petrogenesis #Petrology #Trace element #earthquake and tectonic studies

paper · doi:10.1007/bf00402202

published in Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 95(4), 407-419 (Springer Science+Business Media)

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