Garnet dissolution and the emplacement of kimberlites

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 167, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 227-237

  Canil, D ^a   Fedortchouk, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Garnet group; Kimberlite; Magmas; Xenolith

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; EMPLACEMENT; GARNET; KIMBERLITE; MAGMA; XENOLITH;

EID: 0033561786     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00019-9     Document Type: Article

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