A chemical and multi-isotope study of the Western Cape olivine melilitite province, South Africa: Implications for the sources of kimberlites and the origin of the HIMU signature in Africa

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2339-2370

  Janney, P E ^a,b   Le Roex, A P ^a   Carlson, R W ^b   Viljoen, K S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

HIMU; Isotope; Kimberlite; Lithospheric mantle; Melilitite

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPIC RATIO; KIMBERLITE; MANTLE SOURCE; MELILITITE; PETROGENESIS; TRACE ELEMENT;

SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 0036929875     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/43.12.2339     Document Type: Article

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