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Experiments on ultramafic rocks and volatiles at high temperatures and pressures.

University of British Columbia

The mechanism of emplacement of ultramafic intrusions has been a controversial subject for many years. This thesis summarizes evidence favoring the intrusion of ultramafic rocks as magmas. Experiments were conducted to study the effect on the melting behavior or ultramafic rocks of carbon dioxide, sodium, sulphur and water at temperatures up to 925°C. and pressures up to 2125 atmospheres. No melts were produced but it is felt that the evidence presented justifies further work on the problem.

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2011-10-12

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http://hdl.handle.net/2429/37915

Mining Engineering

University of British Columbia

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