Mapping the mantle lithosphere for diamond potential using teleseismic methods

Lithos

Volumn 77, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 859-872

  Snyder, D B ^a   Rondenay, S ^b   Bostock, M G ^c   Lockhart, G D ^d  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Craton stabilization; Diamond exploration; Lithospheric discontinuity; Seismic imaging; Slave craton

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND; EXPLORATION; KIMBERLITE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; TELESEISMIC WAVE;

EID: 17744377395     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2004.03.049     Document Type: Article

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