Age, paragenesis and composition of diamonds and evolution of the Precambrian mantle lithosphere of southern Africa

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 91-106

  Shirey, Steven B ^a   Richardson, Stephen H ^b   Harris, Jeffrey W ^c  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATON; DIAMOND; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LITHOSPHERE; PARAGENESIS; PRECAMBRIAN;

AFRICA; KAAPVAAL CRATON; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 4444352963     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/107.1-2.91     Document Type: Article

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