Processes in mushes and their role in the differentiation of granitic rocks

The modification of magma through mixing or through assimilation of country rocks is commonly inferred from various chemical and isotopic features of magmatic rock suites and supported by a variety of field evidence, including features indicative of interaction between two magmas, disaggregation of solids in magma, and varied antecryst populations in volcanic and plutonic rocks. The increased recognition that mushes are important long-term...