Kimberlite ascent and eruption

Nature

Volumn 450, Issue 7172, 2007, Pages

  Sparks, R S J ^a   Brown, R J ^a   Field, M ^a,b   Gilbertson, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b De Beers MRM R and D Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FLUIDIZATION; GAS FLOW; GEOLOGY; NOTE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILITY; VOLCANO;

EID: 37249064396     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature06435     Document Type: Note

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