Equilibration and reaction in Archaean quartz-sapphirine granulite xenoliths from the Lace kimberlite pipe, South Africa

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 253-266

  Dawson, J B ^a   Harley, S L ^a   Rudnick, R L ^b   Ireland, T R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Archaean; Sapphirine granulite; South Africa; Ultrahigh temperature metamorphism; Xenoliths in kimberlite

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN; GRANULITE; SAPPHIRINE; ULTRAHIGH TEMPERATURE METAMORPHISM; XENOLITH;

SOUTH AFRICA, ORANGE FREE STATE, CROWN MINE;

EID: 0030744736     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.1997.00017.x     Document Type: Article

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