Metasomatic processes in lherzolitic and harzburgitic domains of diamondiferous lithospheric mantle: REE in garnets from xenoliths and inclusions in diamonds

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 159, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 1-12

  Stachel, Thomas ^a   Viljoen, K Stephanus ^b   Brey, Gerhard ^a   Harris, Jeff W ^c  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Anglo American Research Laboratories   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND; INCLUSION; LITHOSPHERIC MANTLE; REE; XENOLITH;

EID: 0032525694     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(98)00064-8     Document Type: Article

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