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Article: Atlantic Geology special issue: processes in felsic magma chambers.
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- Atlantic Geology
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- July 1, 2003
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FOREWORD
The papers in this special issue result from a theme session on "Processes in felsic magma chambers--from crystallization and evolution to emplacement" that was convened at the joint meeting of the Northeast Section of the Geological Society of America and the Atlantic Geoscience Society, March 27th-29th, 2003, at the Westin Hotel, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
It has long been realized that plutons contain a wealth of information important in unravelling the complex processes that operate in magma chambers. However, the depth to which a pluton is exposed may constrain the amount and usefulness of these data, unlike volcanic systems where the ...