The origin of Triassic/Jurassic kimberlite magmatism, Canada: Two mantle sources revealed from the Sr-Nd isotopic composition of groundmass perovskite

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Zurevinski, S E ^a,b   Heaman, L M ^a   Creaser, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

geochronology; hot spots; kimberlite; perovskite; Sr Nd isotope

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; IGNEOUS ROCKS; MINERALS; NEODYMIUM; PEROVSKITE; RESERVOIRS (WATER); STRONTIUM;

CRYSTALLIZATION AGE; EASTERN NORTH AMERICA; HOT SPOT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC SIGNATURES; KIMBERLITE; KIRKLAND; MAGMATISMS; MANTLE PLUME; MANTLE SOURCE; MIOCENE; OCEANIC COMPONENTS; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; SR-ND ISOTOPES; TRIASSIC;

ISOTOPES;

ASTHENOSPHERE; CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HOT SPOT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; JURASSIC; KIMBERLITE; MAGMATISM; MANTLE PLUME; METASOMATISM; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; PEROVSKITE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; TRIASSIC;

CANADA;

EID: 80052765529     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011GC003659     Document Type: Article

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