Geochemical trends in kimberlites of the Ekati property, Northwest Territories, Canada: Insights on volcanic and resedimentation processes

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 174, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 117-127

  Nowicki, Tom ^a   Porritt, Lucy ^b   Crawford, Barbara ^c   Kjarsgaard, Bruce ^d  

^a Mineral Services Canada Inc   (Canada)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc   (Canada)

^d GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

coherent; eruption; geochemistry; kimberlite; physical fractionation; volcaniclastic

Indexed keywords

FRACTIONATION; PETROGRAPHY; SEDIMENTATION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES;

EMPLACEMENT; KIMBERLITE; MASSIVE VOLCANICLASTIC KIMBERLITE;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

DIATREME; DIKE; EMPLACEMENT; ENRICHMENT; FRACTIONATION; GRANODIORITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; KIMBERLITE; LITHIC FRAGMENT; PETROGRAPHY; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; SEDIMENTATION; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

CANADA; EKATI MINE; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 44749083185     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.12.030     Document Type: Article

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