Dynamics of Magmatic Systems

Research Article| October 01, 2006 Dynamics of Magmatic Systems Bruce D. Marsh Bruce D. Marsh *M.K. Blaustein Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA E-mail: bmarsh@jhu.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Bruce D. Marsh *M.K. Blaustein Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA E-mail: bmarsh@jhu.edu Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1811-5217 Print ISSN: 1811-5209 © 2006 by the Mineralogical Society of America Elements (2006) 2 (5): 287–292. https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.2.5.287 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Bruce D. Marsh; Dynamics of Magmatic Systems. Elements 2006;; 2 (5): 287–292. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.2.5.287 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyElements Search Advanced Search Abstract An intimate physical and chemical interplay between crystals and melt in magmatic systems gives rise to a vast diversity of igneous rocks and the very structure of terrestrial planets. Yet the actual physical means by which this happens is unclear. The long-standing notion of crystals nucleating, growing, and settling ad infinitum from the interior of large pools of magma to eventually form continental rocks is foundering. Processes operating at the smallest scales within marginal solidification fronts and in mingling crystal slurries throughout highly integrated, vertically extended mush columns give rise to planetary-scale effects. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.