Ultradeep xenoliths from African kimberlites: Sr and Nd isotopic compositions suggest complex history

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 170, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 73-82

  MacDougall, J D ^a   Haggerty, Stephen E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Isotopes; Kimberlite; Neodymium; Strontium; Xenoliths

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; KIMBERLITE; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; XENOLITH;

EID: 0033618034     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00091-6     Document Type: Article

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