The importance of the transport system in shaping the growth and form of kimberlite volcanoes

Lithos

Volumn 112, Issue , 2009, Pages 465-472

  McClintock, Murray ^a   Ross, Pierre Simon ^b   White, James D L ^c  

^a Volcanic Solutions Ltd ^*  (New Zealand)

^b CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diamonds; Diatremes; Kimberlites; Phreatomagmatism; Sorting; Transport processes

Indexed keywords

CINDER CONE; DIAMOND; DIATREME; KIMBERLITE; LAVA FLOW; PHREATOMAGMATISM; SORTING; TRANSPORT PROCESS; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANO;

EID: 71749093063     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2009.04.014     Document Type: Article

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