Steady state geotherm, thermal disturbances, and tectonic development of the lower lithosphere underneath the Gibeon Kimberlite Province, Namibia

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 126, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 181-198

  Franz, Leander ^a,c   Brey, Gerhard P ^b   Okrusch, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KIMBERLITE; P/T CONDITIONS; PETROGENESIS; XENOLITH;

NAMIBIA, GIBEON KIMBERLITE PROVINCE;

EID: 0030326816     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004100050243     Document Type: Article

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