Magmatic karst reveals dynamics of crystallization and differentiation in basaltic magma chambers

Abstract An understanding of magma chamber dynamics relies on answering three important yet highly controversial questions: where, why, and how magma chambers crystallize and differentiate. Here we report on a new natural phenomenon—the undercut-embayed chamber floor in the Bushveld Complex—which al...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Willem Kruger, Rais Latypov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86724-y