Eruption processes and facies architecture of the Orion Central kimberlite volcanic complex, Fort à la Corne, Saskatchewan; kimberlite mass flow deposits in a sedimentary basin

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 174, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 152-170

  Pittari, A ^a   Cas, R A F ^a   Lefebvre, N ^b   Robey, J ^b   Kurszlaukis, S ^b   Webb, K ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b De Beers Group   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fort la Corne; kimberlite eruption; megaturbidite; sedimentary basin; volcaniclastic

Indexed keywords

QUARTZ; SANDSTONE; SETTLING TANKS; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

KIMBERLITE VOLCANIC COMPLEX; MEGATURBIDITE; MUDSTONES; QUARTZ SANDSTONES;

SEISMOLOGY;

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EMPLACEMENT; EVENT STRATIGRAPHY; FACIES ANALYSIS; HOST ROCK; KIMBERLITE; MUDSTONE; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; TURBIDITE; UNCONFORMITY; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 44749083511     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.12.019     Document Type: Article

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