Mineralogy and 40Ar/39Ar geochronology of orangeites (Group II kimberlites) from the Damodar Valley, eastern India

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 62A, Issue PART 3, 1998, Pages 313-323

  Kent, Ray W ^a   Kelley, Simon P ^b   Pringle, Malcolm S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar; Craton; Diamond; Group II kimberlite; Orangeite

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; KIMBERLITE; ORANGEITE;

INDIA;

EID: 0031722556     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/002646198547701     Document Type: Article

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