Thermodynamic modelling of Cr-bearing garnets with implications for diamond inclusions and peridotite xenoliths

Lithos

Volumn 112, Issue , 2009, Pages 986-991

  Klemme, S ^a   Ivanic, T J ^b,d   Connolly, J A D ^c   Harte, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diamond inclusion; Garnet spinel transition; Mantle xenolith; P T X relationships; Peridotite; PERPLEX

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND; GARNET; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; KIMBERLITE; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; MODELING; PERIDOTITE; THERMODYNAMICS; XENOLITH;

KIMBERLEY [NORTHERN CAPE]; NORTHERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 72149117127     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2009.05.007     Document Type: Article

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