Geology of a complex kimberlite pipe (K2 pipe, Venetia Mine, South Africa): Insights into conduit processes during explosive ultrabasic eruptions

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-112

  Brown, R J ^a   Tait, M ^b   Field, M ^a   Sparks, R S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b De Beers Group   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Explosive eruption; Kimberlite; Pyroclastic; Volcanic conduit

Indexed keywords

DIATREME; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; KIMBERLITE; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

AFRICA; LIMPOPO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; VENETIA MINE;

EID: 57849139802     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-008-0211-4     Document Type: Article

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