Growth of bultfonteinite and hydrogarnet in metasomatized basalt xenoliths in the B/K9 kimberlite, Damtshaa, Botswana: Insights into hydrothermal metamorphism in kimberlite pipes

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 533-550

  Buse, Ben ^a   Schumacher, John C ^a   Sparks, R Stephen J ^a   Field, Matthew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b DiaKim Consulting Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrothermal metamorphism; Kimberlite; Post emplacement; Serpentinisation; Xenolith

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION; EMPLACEMENT; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; KIMBERLITE; MASS TRANSFER; METASOMATIC ROCK; MINERALOGY; SERPENTINIZATION; XENOLITH;

BOTSWANA;

EID: 77956403269     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00410-010-0492-4     Document Type: Article

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