Magmatic evolution and ascent history of the Aries micaceous kimberlite, central Kimberley Basin, Western Australia: Evidence from zoned phlogopite phenocrysts, and UV laser 40Ar/39Ar analysis of phlogopite-biotite

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1751-1783

  Downes, Peter J ^a   Wartho, Jo Anne ^b   Griffin, Brendan J ^c  

^a WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar; Diamond; Kimberlite; Mantle metasomatism; Phlogopite biotite

Indexed keywords

BIOTITE; CRYSTALLIZATION; KIMBERLITE; MANTLE; PHENOCRYST; PHLOGOPITE; SPINEL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; KIMBERLEY BASIN; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33747872848     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egl026     Document Type: Article

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