Fenitizing processes induced by ferrocarbonatite magmatism at Swartbooisdrif, NW Namibia

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 377-406

  Drüppel, Kirsten ^a   Hoefs, Jochen ^b   Okrusch, Martin ^c  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anorthosite; Fenitization; Ferrocarbonatite; Sodalite; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CARBONATITE; FENITE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; METASOMATISM;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 13344284612     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egh081     Document Type: Article

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