Permeability of Partially Molten Anorthosite

9406205 Daines项目将使用合成斜长岩来研究熔体在部分熔融的斜长岩中的分布和迁移，其中添加了成分近似母岩浆或晚期分异熔体的玻璃相。表征将使用光学，扫描和透射电子显微镜。从这些实验中获得的数据对于评估用于解释斜长岩形成的动态模型的有效性至关重要，并将提供对累积成熟和岩浆室过程的深入了解。* * * *

9406205 Daines The PI will investigate melt distribution and migration in partially molten anorthosites using synthetic anorthosites in which a glass phase with a composition approximating either a parental magma or a late-stage differentiated melt has been added. Characterization will use optical, scanning and transmission electron microscopy. The data obtained from these experiments are critical for evaluating the efficacy of dynamic models proposed to account for the formation of anorthosites and will provide insight into cumulate maturation and magma chamber processes. ****