The geology and emplacement history of the Pigeon kimberlite, EKATI Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada

Lithos

Volumn 112, Issue , 2009, Pages 501-512

  Crawford, Barbara ^a   Hetman, Casey ^b   Nowicki, Tom ^b   Baumgartner, Mike ^b   Harrison, Sara ^a  

^a BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc   (Canada)

^b Mineral Services Canada Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clastogenic; Coherent; EKATI; Kimberlite emplacement; Volcaniclastic

Indexed keywords

DATING METHOD; DIATREME; EMPLACEMENT; GRANITOID; KIMBERLITE; LITHOLOGY; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

CANADA; EKATI MINE; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

COLUMBA; PHASCOLARCTIDAE;

EID: 71749091993     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2009.06.032     Document Type: Article

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