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Methods of Ex Situ and In Situ Investigations of Structural Transformations: The Case of Crystallization of Metallic Glasses
Published on: June 7, 2018
Comment on "Rapid cooling and cold storage in a silicic magma reservoir recorded in individual crystals"
Colin J N Wilson1, Daniel J Morgan2, Bruce L A Charlier3
1School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, Victoria University, Wellington 6140, New Zealand. colin.wilson@vuw.ac.nz.
Abstract:
Rubin et al (Reports, 16 June 2017, p. 1154) proposed that gradients in lithium abundance in zircons from a rhyolitic eruption in New Zealand reflected short-lived residence at magmatic temperatures interleaved with long-term "cold" (<650°C) storage. Important issues arise with the interpretation of these lithium gradients and consequent crystal thermal histories that raise concerns about the validity of this conclusion.

