Nepheline sovites as parental magmas in carbonatite complexes: Evidence from Dicker Willem, southwest Namibia

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 39, Issue 11-12, 1998, Pages 2123-2136

  Cooper, Alan F ^a   Reid, David L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ijolite; Nepheline sovite; Petrogenesis; Silicocarbonatite

Indexed keywords

CARBONATITE; MAGMA; NEPHELINE; PETROGENESIS;

DICKER WILLEM; NAMIBIA;

EID: 0032461486     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petroj/39.11-12.2123     Document Type: Article

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