Difficulties in distinguishing coherent from fragmental kimberlite: A case study of the Muskox pipe (Northern Slave Province, Nunavut, Canada)

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 174, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 139-151

  Hayman, P C ^a   Cas, R A F ^a   Johnson, M ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Tahera Diamonds Corp   (Canada)

Author keywords

alteration; coherent kimberlite; gradational contact; hypabyssal kimberlite; Muskox kimberlite

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; MINERALOGY; OLIVINE; PETROGRAPHY; ROCKS; SERPENTINE; TEXTURES;

COHERENT KIMBERLITE; GRADATIONAL CONTACT; HYPABYSSAL KIMBERLITE; MUSKOX KIMBERLITE;

VOLCANIC ROCKS;

CRYSTALLIZATION; DIATREME; KIMBERLITE; LITHIC FRAGMENT; MINERAL ALTERATION; PETROGRAPHY; PHENOCRYST; SERPENTINIZATION; VOLCANOLOGY; XENOLITH;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; NORTH AMERICA; SLAVE PROVINCE;

OVIBOS MOSCHATUS MOSCHATUS;

EID: 44749087141     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.12.028     Document Type: Article

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