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In situ crystallization of a magma chamber in a transition zone between solidus and liquidus may cause the magma to evolve along a chemical path that differs markedly from that produced by fractional crystallization in closed or periodically replenished magma chambers. The chemical evolution expected from in situ crystallization is consistent with the data from the Kiglapait layered intrusion and may account for some enigmatic features of the chemistry of volcanic and plutonic rocks from diverse tectonic environments.
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Langmuir, C. Geochemical consequences of in situ crystallization. Nature 340, 199–205 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1038/340199a0
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