Mineralogy of primary carbonate-bearing hypabyssal kimberlite, Lac de Gras, Slave Province, Northwest Territories, Canada

Lithos

Volumn 76, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 415-433

  Armstrong, John P ^a   Wilson, Mark ^b   Barnett, Robert L ^c   Nowicki, Tom ^d   Kjarsgaard, Bruce A ^e  

^a CS Lord Northern Geosci Centre   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c RL Barnett Geological   (Canada)

^d Mineral Services   (Canada)

^e GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calcite; Dolomite; Groundmass; Kimberlite; Lac de Gras; Primary carbonate; Slave Province

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; KIMBERLITE; OXIDE; PARAGENESIS; SILICATE;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; SLAVE PROVINCE;

EID: 4444221347     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2004.03.025     Document Type: Article

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