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Magma chambers

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Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 17 (1): 439--472 (1989)
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ea.17.050189.002255

Abstract

Recent observational and theoretical investigations of terrestrial magma chambers (MCs) are reviewed. Consideration is given to the evidence for MCs with active convection and crystal sorting, problems of direct MC detection, theoretical models of MC cooling, the rheology and dynamics of solidification fronts, crystal capture and differentiation, convection with solidification, MC wall flows, and MC roof melting. Diagrams, graphs, and a list of problems requiring further research are provided.

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