Lithospheric domains and controls on kimberlite emplacement, Slave Province, Canada: Evidence from elastic thickness and upper mantle composition

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2005, Pages

  Djomani, Yvette H Poudjom ^a   Griffin, William L ^a,b   O'Reilly, Suzanne Y ^a   Doyle, Buddy J ^c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Lithosphere Services (Buddy Doyle) Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada kimberlite emplacement; Deep lithosph are structure; Elastic thickness; Lithospheric mantle composition; Slave craton mantle

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548235519     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GC000978     Document Type: Article

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