Fe-rich and Na-rich megacryst clinopyroxene and garnet from the Luxinga kimberlite cluster, Lunda Sul, Angola

Lithos

Volumn 112, Issue , 2009, Pages 942-950

  Rogers, Andrew J ^a   Grütter, Herman S ^b  

^a Petra Diamonds   (South Africa)

^b BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinopyroxene; Diamond potential; Eclogite; Fe and Na rich; Garnet megacryst classification; Pyroxenite

Indexed keywords

CLINOPYROXENE; DATABASE; DIAMOND; ECLOGITE; GARNET; KIMBERLITE; MEGACRYST; PYROXENITE;

AFRICA; ANGOLA; LUNDA SUL; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 72049117093     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2009.06.021     Document Type: Article

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