Classification of lamprophyres, lamproites, kimberlites, and the kalsilitic, melilitic, and leucitic rocks

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 175-186

  Woolley, Alan R ^a   Bergman, Steven C ^b   Edgar, Alan D ^c   Le Bas, Michael J ^d   Mitchell, Roger H ^e   Rock, Nicholas M S ^f   Scott Smith, Barbara H ^g  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^g Scott Smith Petrology Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Classification; Kalsilitic rocks; Kimberlite; Lamproite; Lamprophyre; Leucitic rocks; Melilitic rocks

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; KALSILITIC ROCK; KIMBERLITE; LAMPROITE; LAMPROPHYRE; LEUCITIC ROCK; MELILITIC ROCK; NOMENCLATURE;

EID: 0029773285     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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