| Magma extraction structures of the polished floor of Rio de Janeiro's Galeao International Airport Terminal 1 Departure Hall. These photos complement my paper in Geology on melt extraction from a crystallizing mush. In this case the crystallizing "diorite" shows no sign of solid state deformation. |
Dyke tips
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Irregular dykes
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Branching dykes
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Xenoliths and en-echelon veinlets
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More Segregation Structures: Tavares, NE Brazil
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