Discussion of "Kimberlites and aillikites as probes of the continental lithospheric mantle", by D. Francis and M. Patterson (Lithos v. 109, p. 72-80)

Lithos

Volumn 115, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 288-292

  Mitchell, Roger ^a   Tappe, Sebastian ^b,c  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c De Beers Group   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alkaline magma petrogenesis; Carbonatite; Diamond; Kimberlite; Mantle geochemistry; Ultramafic lamprophyre

Indexed keywords

CARBONATITE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; DIAMOND; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; KIMBERLITE; LAMPROPHYRE; MAGMA; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; PETROGENESIS; PETROGRAPHY;

EID: 76349094057     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2009.10.017     Document Type: Note

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