Diamondiferous lithospheric roots along the western margin of the Kalahari Craton - The peridotitic inclusion suite in diamonds from Orapa and Jwaneng

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 32-47

  Stachel, T ^a   Viljoen, K S ^b   McDade, P ^c   Harris, J W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b GeoScience Centre   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND; ECLOGITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; KIMBERLITE; SOURCE ROCK;

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

EID: 1842832744     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00410-003-0535-1     Document Type: Article

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