Lithoprobe's impact on the Canadian diamondexploration industry

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 783-800

  Snyder, D B ^a   Grutter H G ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CLIFFORD; DIAMOND EXPLORATION; DIAMOND INDUSTRY; ECLOGITES; GEOPHYSICAL METHODS; GEOSCIENCES; HIGH-RESOLUTION MAPPING; KIMBERLITE PIPES; MAGNETOTELLURIC SURVEYS; ORE BODIES; PROTEROZOIC; SEISMIC METHODS; SHIELD SETTING; STRUCTURAL GEOMETRY;

DIAMONDS; MINERALOGY; ORE DEPOSITS; SEISMOLOGY;

DIAMOND DEPOSITS;

ARCHEAN; CRATON; DIAMOND; DIKE; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; KIMBERLITE; LITHOPROBE; MINING INDUSTRY; PARAGENESIS; PROTEROZOIC; SEISMIC SURVEY; TERRANE;

CANADA;

EID: 77952139021     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: 14803313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E09-055     Document Type: Article

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