Mantle xenoliths from the Southeastern Slave craton: Evidence for chemical zonation in a thick, cold lithosphere

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1045-1067

  Kopylova, M G ^a   Caro, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chemical zoning; Kimberlite xenolith; Lithosphere; Mantle terrane; Slave craton; Thermobarometry

Indexed keywords

CRATON; GEOCHEMISTRY; KIMBERLITE; MANTLE SOURCE; XENOLITH; ZONING;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; NORTH AMERICA; SLAVE PROVINCE;

EID: 2142764069     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egh003     Document Type: Article

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