A subduction origin for komatiites and cratonic lithospheric mantle

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 107-118

  Parman, Stephen W ^a   Grove, Timothy L ^a   Dann, Jesse C ^a   de Wit, Maarten J ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRATON; KOMATIITE; LITHOSPHERE; MANTLE; PETROGENESIS;

AFRICA; KAAPVAAL CRATON; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 1542704305     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/107.1-2.107     Document Type: Article

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