Concepts for diamond exploration in "on/off craton" areas - British Columbia, Canada

Lithos

Volumn 77, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 749-764

  Simandl, George J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Craton; Diamond; Exploration; Rodinia; Subduction zone; Tectonic elements

Indexed keywords

CRATON; DIAMOND; EXPLORATION; KIMBERLITE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 17744381749     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2004.03.018     Document Type: Article

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