Deep chemical structure of the southern African mantle from kimberlite megacrysts

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 59-80

  Bell, David R ^a,b   Moore, Rory O ^b,c  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c Mineral Services Canada Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATON; GEOCHEMISTRY; KIMBERLITE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; MEGACRYST;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 2542579861     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/107.1-2.59     Document Type: Article

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