Stable isotope composition of magmatic and deuteric carbonate phases in hypabyssal kimberlite, Lac de Gras field, Northwest Territories, Canada

Chemical Geology

Volumn 242, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 435-454

  Wilson, Mark R ^a   Kjarsgaard, Bruce A ^b   Taylor, Bruce ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calcite; Dolomite; Kimberlite; Lac de Gras; Primary carbonate; Slave Province; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CARBONATE; DEGASSING; DOLOMITE; HYPABYSSAL ROCK; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; KIMBERLITE; MAGMATISM; PHENOCRYST; STABLE ISOTOPE;

CANADA; LAC DE GRAS; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 34347387983     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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