Constraints on deep mantle tenor of Sarfartoq-area kimberlites (Greenland), based on modern thermobarometry of mantle-derived xenocrysts

Lithos

Volumn 112, Issue , 2009, Pages 124-129

  Grütter, Herman S ^a   Tuer, James ^b  

^a BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc   (Canada)

^b Hudson Resources   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cold geotherm; Cr diopside; Cr pyrope; Diamond exploration; G10 garnet; Microdiamond

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; DIAMOND; DIOPSIDE; GARNET; GRAPHITE; KIMBERLITE; MAGMATISM; MINERAL EXPLORATION; PYROPE;

ARCTIC; DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREENLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 72049109456     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2009.03.012     Document Type: Article

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