Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences · 1987 · 805 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesEarth SciencesGeologyMineralogyPetrologyTectonicsCarbonate MineralogyCarbonate MineralsContinental RiftingMantle GeochemistryRift StructuresRift TectonicsContinental Crust CompositionContinental TectonicsCrystallizationEast African Rift SystemFractional CrystallizationIgneous MineralogyRift EvolutionRift Topography
Carbonatites are igneous rocks formed in the crust by fractional crystallization of carbonate-rich parental melts that are mostly mantle derived. They dominantly consist of carbonate minerals such as calcite, dolomite, and ankerite, as well as minor ...Read More