Compositions of the Kimberlitic brecciated peridotite in the Bachu area, Xijiang and its ore-bearing potentialities

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1276-1298

  Bao, Peisheng ^a   Su, Li ^b   Zhai, Qingguo ^a   Xiao, Xuchang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b China University of Geosciences   (China)

Author keywords

Bachu; Diamond, potentiality; Kimberlitic brecciated peridotite; Xinjiang

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIKE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; KIMBERLITE; METASOMATISM; ORE MINERAL; PERIDOTITE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK; XENOLITH;

BACHU; CHINA; XINJIANG UYGUR;

ARANEAE;

EID: 77149142320     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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