Contrasting eruption styles of the 147 Kimberlite, Fort à la Corne, Saskatchewan, Canada

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 174, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 171-185

  Lefebvre, Nathalie ^a   Kurszlaukis, Stephan ^a  

^a De Beers Canada Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

emplacement; kimberlite; magmatic; phreatomagmatic; turbidite; volcanic complex

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTATION; VOLCANOES;

EMPLACEMENT; KIMBERLITE; PHREATOMAGMATIC;

VOLCANIC ROCKS;

COUNTRY ROCK; CRETACEOUS; EMPLACEMENT; KIMBERLITE; MAGMA; PHREATOMAGMATISM; PLINIAN ERUPTION; SEDIMENTATION; TEPHRA; TURBIDITE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

PLINIA;

EID: 44749093938     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.12.048     Document Type: Article

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