Chemical variation in magma caused by gas transport

• Published in: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
• Main Authors: Berlo, Kim, Tuffen, Hugh, Smith, Vicki, Castro, Jonathan, Pyle, David, Geraki, Tina, Mather, Tamsin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Torfajökull; Iceland
• Online Access: https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/66065/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2013.07.032

Tuffisite veins are glass-filled fractures formed when magma fragments during degassing within the conduit. These veins form transient channels through which exsolved gases can escape from magma. The purpose of this study is to determine the extent to which chemical heterogeneity within the melt res...