Metasomatic mantle origin for Mbuji-Mayi and Kundelungu garnet and clinopyroxene megacrysts (Democratic Republic of Congo)

Lithos

Volumn 112, Issue , 2009, Pages 951-960

  Pivin, M ^a,b   Femenias O ^a   Demaiffe, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b FRIA FNRS ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Kimberlite; Kundelungu; Mantle; Mbuji Mayi; Megacryst; Metasomatism

Indexed keywords

CLINOPYROXENE; CRYSTALLIZATION; KIMBERLITE; MEGACRYST; METASOMATISM; PERIDOTITE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 72049111511     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2009.03.050     Document Type: Article

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