Geochemistry and mineralogy of the regolith profile over the Aries kimberlite pipe, Western Australia

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 311-323

  Singh, Balbir ^a   Cornelius, Matthias ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aries pipe; Diamond exploration; Kimberlite; Laterite geochemistry; Weathering

Indexed keywords

CHROMITE; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; KAOLINITE; LANDFORMS; MAGNESITE; MICA; PIPE LININGS; RARE EARTHS; SERPENTINE; SOILS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRACE ELEMENTS; WEATHERING;

BASALTIC ROCKS; CLAY FRACTIONS; DIAMOND EXPLORATION; KIMBERLITE; KIMBERLITE INDICATOR MINERALS; KIMBERLITE PIPES; ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

VOLCANIC ROCKS;

DURICRUST; FELSIC ROCK; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; KIMBERLITE; MINERALOGY; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; REGOLITH; TRACE ELEMENT; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33750881160     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-7873/06-113     Document Type: Article

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