Geology of the snap lake kimberlite intrusion, Northwest Territories, Canada: Field observations and their interpretation

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-16

  Gernon, T M ^a   Field, M ^b   Sparks, R S J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b DiaKim Consulting Limited   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIANS; CRYSTAL CONTENT; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION; GOOD CORRELATIONS; HYPABYSSAL KIMBERLITE; KIMBERLITE MAGMAS; LITHOFACIES; OLIVINE CRYSTALS; QUENCH-CRYSTALLIZATION; STRUCTURAL COMPLEXITY;

DIAMOND DEPOSITS; LAKES; VISCOSITY;

OLIVINE;

CAMBRIAN; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEGASSING; HETEROGENEITY; HYPABYSSAL ROCK; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; KIMBERLITE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LITHOFACIES; MAGMA; OLIVINE; ORE BODY;

CANADA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; SNAP LAKE;

EID: 84855366632     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492011-056     Document Type: Article

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