Lithospheric mantle structure and the diamond potential of kimberlites in southern D.R. Congo

Lithos

Volumn 112, Issue , 2009, Pages 166-176

  Batumike, J M ^a,b   Griffin, W L ^a   O'Reilly, S Y ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LUBUMBASHI   (Congo)

Author keywords

Congo kimberlites; Congo lithosphere; Congo Kasai Craton; Diamond potential; Mantle metasomatism; Peridotitic garnets

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; DIAMOND; GARNET; MANTLE STRUCTURE; METASOMATISM; PERIDOTITE; PHLOGOPITE; PROTEROZOIC;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; CONGO; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; KATANGA; KUNDELUNGU PLATEAU; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 72049101627     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2009.04.020     Document Type: Article

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