Layered mantle lithosphere in the Lac de Gras area, Slave craton: Composition, structure and origin

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 705-727

  Griffin, W L ^a,b   Doyle, B J ^c   Ryan, C G ^a,b   Pearson, N J ^a   O'Reilly, Suzanne Y ^a   Davies, R ^a   Kivi, K ^d   Van Achterbergh, E ^a   Natapov, L M ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Kennecott Canada Exploration Inc   (Canada)

^d Kennecott Canada Exploration Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cr pyrope garnet; Diamonds; Kimberlites; Lithosphere; Mantle; Slave craton; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND; GARNET; KIMBERLITE; PETROLOGY; TRACE ELEMENT;

CANADA; LAC DE GRAS; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 0032854636     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petroj/40.5.705     Document Type: Article

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