Geological constraints on the eruption of the Jwaneng Centre kimberlite pipe, Botswana

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 174, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 195-208

  Brown, R J ^a   Gernon, T ^a   Stiefenhofer, J ^b   Field, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b De Beers Group   (South Africa)

Author keywords

explosive eruption; fluidisation; kimberlite; phreatomagmatism; ultrabasic

Indexed keywords

FLUIDIZATION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SHALE; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION; KIMBERLITE; PHREATOMAGMATISM;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

BRECCIA; DIATREME; EMPLACEMENT; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; FLUIDIZATION; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; KIMBERLITE; LITHIC FRAGMENT; LITHOFACIES; MAAR; MODELING; PHREATOMAGMATISM; SHALE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; JWANENG; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 44749084485     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.12.032     Document Type: Article

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