Kimberlites and aillikites as probes of the continental lithospheric mantle

Lithos

Volumn 109, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 72-80

  Francis, Don ^a   Patterson, Michael ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aillikite; Carbonatite; Continent; Diamond; Kimberlite; Lithospheric mantle

Indexed keywords

CARBONATITE; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; DIAMOND; INVERSE ANALYSIS; KIMBERLITE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; OLIVINE; XENOLITH;

EID: 61849125297     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2008.05.007     Document Type: Article

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