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Field relationships from plutonic complexes are used to infer rheological properties of magmas, mainly of granite composition. The interpretation of structures acquired during magmatic flow as well as the contact relationships observed between magmatic rocks of contrasted compositions is based on both theoretical and experimental constraints on the rheology of partially melted rocks. Exceptional examples of structures in granitoid complexes from the Hercynian massif of Spain are shown. They support many critical phenomena on the rheology of granite magmas, such as Bingham behaviour, unstable flow, mixing and mingling in conduits.
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Fernández, C., Castro, A., De La Rosa, J.D., Moreno-Ventas, I. (1997). Rheological Aspects of Magma Transport Inferred from Rock Structures. In: Bouchez, J.L., Hutton, D.H.W., Stephens, W.E. (eds) Granite: From Segregation of Melt to Emplacement Fabrics. Petrology and Structural Geology, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1717-5_5
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