Passive kimberlite intrusion into actively dilating dyke-fracture arrays: Evidence from fibrous calcite veins and extensional fracture cleavage

Lithos

Volumn 76, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 283-297

  Basson, I J ^a   Viola, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dyke fracture; Fibrous veins; Group II; Intrusion mechanisms; Kimberlite; Microstructures

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CLEAVAGE; DIKE SWARM; EMPLACEMENT; EN ECHELON STRUCTURE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; KIMBERLITE;

EID: 4444268226     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2004.03.041     Document Type: Article

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