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Upton, B. G. J., Hinton, R. W., Aspen, P., Finch, A., Valley, J. W. (1999) Megacrysts and Associated Xenoliths: Evidence for Migration of Geochemically Enriched Melts in the Upper Mantle beneath Scotland. Journal of Petrology, 40 (6) 935-956 doi:10.1093/petroj/40.6.935

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TitleMegacrysts and Associated Xenoliths: Evidence for Migration of Geochemically Enriched Melts in the Upper Mantle beneath Scotland
JournalJournal of Petrology
AuthorsUpton, B. G. J.Author
Hinton, R. W.Author
Aspen, P.Author
Finch, A.Author
Valley, J. W.Author
Year1999 (June 1)Volume40
Issue6
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP)
DOIdoi:10.1093/petroj/40.6.935Search in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceUpton, B. G. J., Hinton, R. W., Aspen, P., Finch, A., Valley, J. W. (1999) Megacrysts and Associated Xenoliths: Evidence for Migration of Geochemically Enriched Melts in the Upper Mantle beneath Scotland. Journal of Petrology, 40 (6) 935-956 doi:10.1093/petroj/40.6.935
Plain TextUpton, B. G. J., Hinton, R. W., Aspen, P., Finch, A., Valley, J. W. (1999) Megacrysts and Associated Xenoliths: Evidence for Migration of Geochemically Enriched Melts in the Upper Mantle beneath Scotland. Journal of Petrology, 40 (6) 935-956 doi:10.1093/petroj/40.6.935
In(1999, June) Journal of Petrology Vol. 40 (6) Oxford University Press (OUP)

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