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Published February 21, 1985 | public
Journal Article

Solidification and recharge of SiO_2-rich plutonic magma chambers

Abstract

There exists substantial variation in initial strontium isotopic composition in rocks from three otherwise homogeneous tonalite plutons. We interpret disrupted dykes as conduits through which heterogeneous liquids were added periodically to the inflating magma chambers. Recharge buffered the physicochemical but not the strontium isotope properties of the crystallizing liquids.

Additional Information

© 1985 Nature Publishing Group. Received 17 September: accepted 27 December 1984. We acknowledge support from NSF Grants EAR 76-23153 and 77-23507 to L.T.S. and 78-16874 to H.P.T.; from DOE Contract DE-AC13-76 GJO 1664, Bendix Field Engineering Corp. subcontract 79-384-E, to L.T.S.; and from a Conoco Fellowship and the Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, for R.I. H. We thank R. S. J. Sparks for discussions.

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