Reequilibration of ultramafic xenoliths from Namibia by metasomatic processes at the mantle boundary

Journal of Geology

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 599-615

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

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KIMBERLITE; MANTLE (UPPER); METASOMATISM; TEXTURE; XENOLITH;

NAMIBIA, GIBEON KIMERLITE PROVINCE;

EID: 0030431467     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/629854     Document Type: Article

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