Perovskite from the Dutoitspan kimberlite, Kimberley, South Africa: Implications for magmatic processes

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 915-928

  Ogilvie Harris, R C ^a   Field, M ^a   Sparks, R S J ^a   Walter, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diamondiferous; Dutoitspan; Ferric iron; Kimberlite; Oxygen fugacity; Perovskite

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VARIATIONS; DUTOITSPAN; ERUPTIVE PROCESS; FERRIC IRON; LITHOFACIES; MAGMA MIXING; MAGMATIC PROCESS; MINERAL CHEMISTRY; MINOR COMPONENTS; OXYGEN FUGACITY; RATE OF CRYSTALLIZATION; SHARP BOUNDARIES; SOUTH AFRICA; VOLATILE CONTENTS;

DIAMOND DEPOSITS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; MINERALS; OXIDE MINERALS; OXYGEN; SODIUM;

PEROVSKITE;

DIAMOND; FUGACITY; GEOCHEMISTRY; KIMBERLITE; LITHOFACIES; OXYGEN; PEROVSKITE; PETROLOGY; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; TEXTURE;

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

EID: 77149148425     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: 14718022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2009.073.6.915     Document Type: Article

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