Progressive infilling of a kimberlite pipe at Diavik, Northwest Territories, Canada: Insights from volcanic facies architecture, textures, and granulometry

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 174, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 103-116

  Moss, S ^a   Russell, J K ^a   Andrews, G D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

crater lakes; kimberlite; kimberlite pipes; physical volcanology; pyroclastic

Indexed keywords

SEDIMENTATION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; VOLCANOES;

KIMBERLITE; PHYSICAL VOLCANOLOGY; PYROCLASTIC;

VOLCANIC ROCKS;

CRATER LAKE; DIATREME; EMPLACEMENT; GRANULOMETRY; KIMBERLITE; LITHOFACIES; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; TEXTURE; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT; VOLCANOLOGY;

CANADA; DIAVIK MINE; LAC DE GRAS; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 44749087726     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.12.020     Document Type: Article

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