Hf isotope systematics of kimberlites and their megacrysts: New constraints on their source regions

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1583-1612

  Nowell, G M ^a   Pearson, D G ^a   Bell, D R ^b   Carlson, R W ^c   Smith, C B ^d   Kempton, P D ^e   Noble, S R ^e  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d De Beers Group   (South Africa)

^e NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Isotopes; Kimberlites; Lutetium hafnium; Megacrysts

Indexed keywords

HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; KIMBERLITE; MEGACRYST; PROVENANCE;

EID: 3943110178     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egh024     Document Type: Article

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