Unraveling the presence of multiple plagioclase populations and identification of representative two-dimensional sections using a statistical and numerical approach

• Main Authors: Cheng, Lilu, Costa, Fidel, Carniel, Roberto
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Science::Geology::Volcanoes and earthquakes; Plagioclase; Crystal Zoning
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83511; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/50416
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Many plagioclase phenocrysts from volcanic and plutonic rocks display quite complex chemical and textural zoning patterns. Understanding the zoning patterns and variety of crystal populations holds clues to the processes and timescales that lead to the formation of the igneous rocks. However, in add...