Contrasting types of metasomatism in dunite, wehrlite and websterite xenoliths from Kimberley, South Africa

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 72, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 5722-5756

  Rehfeldt, Tatjana ^a   Foley, Stephen F ^a   Jacob, Dorrit E ^a   Carlson, Richard W ^b   Lowry, Dave ^c  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84954358701     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.08.020     Document Type: Article

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