Igneous Textures: On the Kinetics behind the Words

Research Article| August 01, 2007 Igneous Textures: On the Kinetics behind the Words Taber G. Hersum; Taber G. Hersum 1Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Columbia University New York, NY 10025, USA E-mail: hersum@ldeo.columbia.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Bruce D. Marsh Bruce D. Marsh 2M.K. Blaustein Dept. Earth & Planetary Science The Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD 21218, USA E-mail: bmarsh@jhu.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Elements (2007) 3 (4): 247–252. https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.3.4.247 Article history first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Taber G. Hersum, Bruce D. Marsh; Igneous Textures: On the Kinetics behind the Words. Elements 2007;; 3 (4): 247–252. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.3.4.247 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 That igneous textures can be collectively described, classified, and related to magma composition, style of emplacement, and spatial position speaks deeply to the existence of a specific set of fundamental kinetic processes controlling all magma crystallization. Textures record magma life history, telling the most recent, local conditions of cooling and also where the magma has been. Yet it is largely a mystery how silicate melts crystallize, how they become what they are, and, especially, how the final texture relates to the early transient textures more closely linked to the governing kinetics of nucleation and growth. These rich and intriguing processes can be understood by deciphering textures. This is done by first dismantling and quantifying them, then by rebuilding them and simulating magma crystallization and transport, and last by taking the results to the final court of appeal, the rocks themselves. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.