Archetypal kimberlite from the Maniitsoq region, southern West Greenland and analogy to South Africa

Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin

Volumn , Issue 10, 2006, Pages 45-48

  Nielsen, Troels F D ^a   Jebens, Martin ^a   Jensen, Sven M ^a   Secher, Karsten ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; KIMBERLITE; PETROGENESIS; PETROLOGY;

AFRICA; ARCTIC; GREENLAND; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST GREENLAND;

EID: 33846786896     PISSN: 16048156     EISSN: 19044666     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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