Crystal size distribution of plagioclase and amphibole from Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat: Evidence for dynamic crystallization-textural coarsening cycle

Physics & Astronomy

• amphiboles 100%
• plagioclase 91%
• volcanoes 82%
• crystallization 44%
• cycles 38%
• magma 32%
• crystals 28%
• andesite 16%
• rocks 8%
• communicating 6%
• Ostwald ripening 5%
• dynamic models 4%
• repetition 3%
• textures 3%
• histories 3%
• chambers 3%
• nucleation 3%
• injection 3%
• temperature 1%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• amphibole 59%
• plagioclase 53%
• volcano 48%
• crystallization 46%
• crystal 40%
• magma 17%
• andesite 9%
• overturn 5%
• ripening 5%
• rock 4%
• emplacement 3%
• nucleation 3%
• texture 3%
• family 3%
• history 2%
• temperature 1%

Chemistry

• Size Distribution 50%
• Crystallization 6%
• Ostwald Ripening 5%
• Crystalline Texture 4%
• Nucleation 3%
• Shape 2%
• Environment 2%