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PIECEMEAL STOPING [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Geochemistry
DEF

A process by which magma eats into its roof by engulfing relatively small isolated blocks, which presumably sink to depth where they are assimilated.

OBS

Compare with "magmatic stoping" and with "magmatic digestion" (see records).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Géochimie
OBS

(par digestion des enclaves).

OBS

Le terme «assimilation magmatique» désigne un processus par lequel un magma digère des roches à son contact, peu importe leur volume ou leur position.

Spanish

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