Diamond provenance studies from 40Ar/39Ar dating of clinopyroxene inclusions: An example from the west coast of Namibia

Lithos

Volumn 112, Issue , 2009, Pages 793-805

  Phillips, D ^a   Harris, J W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar; Clinopyroxene inclusion; Diamond; Kimberlite; Namibia; Provenance

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; CLINOPYROXENE; CRETACEOUS; DIAMOND; EROSION; INCLUSION; JURASSIC; KIMBERLITE; LATTICE DYNAMICS; PROVENANCE;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; NAMIBIA; ORANGE RIVER; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

INDICATOR MINOR;

EID: 71749106679     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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