Geology and diamond distribution of the 140/141 kimberlite, Fort à la Corne, central Saskatchewan, Canada

Lithos

Volumn 76, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 99-114

  Berryman, Adrian K ^a   Scott Smith, Barbara H ^b   Jellicoe, Brent C ^c  

^a De Beers Group   (South Africa)

^b Scott Smith Petrology Inc   (Canada)

^c Kensington Resources Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crater facies; Diamond grades; Emplacement; Evaluation; Graded bed; Olivine; Pyroclastic; Volcaniclastic

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DIAMOND; EMPLACEMENT; KIMBERLITE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 4444372356     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2004.04.031     Document Type: Article

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