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Magmatic Fractionation

Magmatic Fractionation is a petrological process whereby a parent magma undergoes progressive crystallization and removal of minerals, leading to systematic changes in the chemical composition of the residual melt.

736

Publications

54.7K

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2.1K

Authors

671

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2017–2026

155

Variants

Igneous Fractionation

Parents

Publications

736

Trace element fractionation and the origin of tholeiitic and alkaline magma types

P. W. Gast · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta · 1968 · 1.1K citations

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Derivation of some A-type magmas by fractionation of basaltic magma: An example from the Padthaway Ridge, South Australia

Simon Turner, John Foden, Richard S. Morrison · Lithos · 1992 · 826 citations

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The origin of the fractionation of platinum-group elements in terrestrial magmas

Sarah‐Jane Barnes, A. J. Naldrett, M. P. Gorton · Chemical Geology · 1985 · 809 citations

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Highly fractionated granites: Recognition and research

Fu‐Yuan Wu, Xiao‐Chi Liu, Wei‐Qiang Ji et al. · Science China Earth Sciences · 2017 · 734 citations

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Nb-Ta fractionation in peraluminous granites: A marker of the magmatic-hydrothermal transition

Christophe Ballouard, Marc Poujol, Philippe Boulvais et al. · Geology · 2016 · 673 citations

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Authors

2.1K

  1. FW
    Fu‐Yuan Wu

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    8 publications · 1.5K citations

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  2. OB
    Olivier Bachmann

    ETH Zurich, Switzerland

    7 publications · 914 citations

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  3. FT
    Fang‐Zhen Teng

    Earth and Space Research, United States

    7 publications · 603 citations

    7

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  4. BW
    B. W. Chappell

    Australian National University, Australia

    7 publications · 992 citations

    7

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  5. RW
    Rucheng Wang

    Nanjing University, China

    6 publications · 289 citations

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Institutions

671

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    32 h-index

    133 publications

    13.1K citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    26 h-index

    173 publications

    11.8K citations

  3. ETH Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    26 h-index

    57 publications

    8.3K citations

  4. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    20 h-index

    36 publications

    3.4K citations

  5. China University of Geosciences (Beijing)

    Beijing, China

    19 h-index

    105 publications

    3.3K citations

  6. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    19 h-index

    39 publications

    3.1K citations

  7. Institut de physique du globe de Paris

    Paris, France

    17 h-index

    42 publications

    4.4K citations

  8. China University of Geosciences

    Wuhan, China

    16 h-index

    59 publications

    3.1K citations

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Venues

  1. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

    75 publications · 7.7K citations

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  2. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

    51 publications · 4.3K citations

    37

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  3. Journal of Petrology

    53 publications · 5.3K citations

    37

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  4. Chemical Geology

    29 publications · 2.5K citations

    25

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  5. Earth and Planetary Science Letters

    30 publications · 2.3K citations

    25

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