Studies of crystal size distributions (CSD) can reveal much about how rocks solidify and
under what conditions. Data from two-dimensional sections can be readily acquired at many …

Processes involved in the development of igneous and metamorphic rocks involve some
combination of crystal growth, solution, movement and deformation, which is expressed as …

Reviewed by David R. Lentz Department of Geology, University of New Brunswick,
Fredericton, NB and regional experts. Although there is an obvious emphasis on the …

One of the outstanding problems in understanding the behavior of intermediate-to-silicic
magmatic systems is the mechanism (s) by which large volumes of crystal-poor rhyolite can …

Most phenocryst populations in volcanic rocks, and those preserved in shallow-level
igneous intrusions, are clustered (variously referred to as clots, clumps or glomerocrysts) …

Fluid–rock interaction has profound effects on the dynamics of the lithosphere. This
Perspectives article describes the catalytic effects of water on the kinetics of mineral …

Crystal size distribution (CSD) measurements are susceptible to the closure problem, just
like chemical compositions. In its simplest form this means that the total crystal content of a …

Granites are emblematic rocks developed from a magma that crystallized in the Earth's crust.
They ultimately outcrop at the surface of every continent. This book-translated, edited, and …

One way to frame the debate about the relationships between volcanic and plutonic rocks is
this: are plutons samples of magma that passed through the crust, or residues left behind by …

Abstract The Lower Zone–Critical Zone boundary of the Bushveld Complex is an intrusion-
wide, major stratigraphic transition from ultramafic harzburgite and pyroxenite in the Lower …