Discrimination of reworked pyroclastics from primary tephra-fall tuffs: A case study using kimberlites of Fort a la Corne, Saskatchewan, Canada

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-71

  Leahy, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epiclastic; Fort a la Corne; Kimberlite; Point counting; Reworking; Tephra fall; Tuffs

Indexed keywords

KIMBERLITE; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; REWORKING; TEPHRA; TUFF;

CANADA, SASKATCHEWAN, FORT A LA CORNE;

EID: 0031419374     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004450050175     Document Type: Article

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