A petrographic and 40Ar/39Ar geochronological study of the Voorspoed kimberlite, South Africa: Implications for the origin of Group II kimberlite magmatism

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 299-306

  Phillips, D ^a   Machin, K J ^a   Kiviets, G B ^a   Fourie, L F ^a   Roberts, M A ^b   Skinner, E M W ^c  

^a De Beers Diamond Research Laboratory   (South Africa)

^b De Beers Group   (South Africa)

^c RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; KIMBERLITE; MAGMATISM; PETROGENESIS;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032424586     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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