Origins of subcalcic garnets and their relation to diamond forming fluids-Case studies from Ekati (NWT-Canada) and Murowa (Zimbabwe)

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 837-855

  Klein BenDavid, Ofra ^a,b   Graham Pearson, D ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND; GARNET; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METASOMATISM; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE RATIO; PERIDOTITE; PETROGENESIS; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; XENOLITH;

AFRICA; CANADA; EKATI MINE; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 58249086917     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.04.044     Document Type: Article

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