A Re–Os isotope and PGE study of kimberlite-derived peridotite xenoliths from Somerset Island and a comparison to the Slave and Kaapvaal cratons

Lithos

Volumn 71, Issue 2-4, 2003, Pages 461-488

  Irvine, Gordon J ^a   Pearson, D Graham ^a   Kjarsgaard, B A ^b   Carlson, R W ^c   Kopylova, M G ^d   Dreibus, G ^e  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Canadian craton; Mantle xenolith; Peridotite; Platinum group element (PGE); Re Os; Somerset Island

Indexed keywords

EID: 84999287773     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: 18726143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-4937(03)00126-9     Document Type: Article

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