The internal geology and emplacement history of the Renard 2 kimberlite, Superior Province, Quebec, Canada

Lithos

Volumn 112, Issue , 2009, Pages 513-528

  Fitzgerald, C E ^a   Hetman, C M ^b   Lepine, I ^a   Skelton, D S ^a   McCandless, T E ^a  

^a Stornoway Diamond Corporation   (Canada)

^b Mineral Services Canada Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diamonds; Emplacement; Kimberlite; Quebec; Renard 2; Volcaniclastic

Indexed keywords

BRECCIA; DIAMOND; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; EMPLACEMENT; GRANITOID; KIMBERLITE; METAGREYWACKE; VOLCANOGENIC DEPOSIT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 71749115589     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2009.05.036     Document Type: Article

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