Mineralogical, geochemical, and textural indicators of crystal accumulation in the Adamello Batholith (Northern Italy)

In this study, we quantitatively investigate crystal-melt segregation processes in two upper-crustal, intermediate-to-silicic plutons from the Tertiary Adamello Batholith, Italian Alps, by combining (1) an estimation of the amount of crystallized interstitial liquid using cathodoluminescence images, phase maps, and mass-balance calculations with (2) quantification of crystal preferred orientation using electron backscatter diffraction....