A Re-Os isotope study of ultramafic xenoliths from the Matsoku kimberlite

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 150, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 129-140

  Olive, V ^a   Ellam, R M ^a   Harte, B ^b  

^a SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b Grant Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Kimberlite; Lithosphere; Mantle; Os 187 Os 186; Re Os; Xenoliths

Indexed keywords

IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; KIMBERLITE; MELT INJECTION; METASOMATISM; RHENIUM/OSMIUM; ULTRAMAFIC XENOLITHS;

EID: 0031460470     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(97)00088-5     Document Type: Article

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