Field, geochronological and geophysical studies show that many igneous bodies are
emplaced incrementally, growing by accretion of successive magma sheets. The existence …

Significant volume of wet melting requires an influx of H2O-rich volatile phase. In hydrate-
breakdown melting, initial melt accumulation is diffusion-controlled and melt accumulates …

At low temperatures (< 750 C at moderate to high crustal pressures), the production of
sufficient melt to reach the melt connectivity transition (∼ 7 vol%), enabling melt drainage …

New U-Pb geochronologic data indicate that the Tuolumne Intrusive Suite, California, was
assembled over a period of at least 10 my between 95 and 85 Ma, and that the Half Dome …

Field and geochronologic evidence indicate that large and broadly homogeneous plutons
can accumulate incrementally over millions of years. This contradicts the common …

Concordant U–Pb zircon dates have been interpreted traditionally to date the crystallization
ages of plutons because until recently analytical uncertainties have generally been large …

Abstract Recent inference that Mesozoic Cordilleran plutons grew incrementally during> 106
yr intervals, without the presence of voluminous eruptible magma at any stage, minimizes …

The Earth's magmatism produces both volcanic and plutonic rocks. These two rock types
share many similarities, but also display significant differences that have led to a tendency to …

Deciphering the magmatic history of continental magmatic arcs, in general, and the growth
history of individual intrusions, in particular, is key to understanding the complex history of …

Dykes play a major role in transporting magma through the crust to subsurface storage
reservoirs or eruption sites at the surface. The geometry, connectivity, and internal textures …