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Formation and temporal evolution of the Kalahari sub-cratonic lithospheric mantle: Constraints from Venetia xenoliths, South Africa

Date

Authors

Hin, R C

Morel, M.L.A

Nebel, Oliver

Mason, P.R.D.

van Westrenen, Wim

Davies, G R

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

The ~533 Ma Venetia Diamond Mine is located between the Kaapvaal and Zimbabwe Cratons and the study of selected xenoliths provides the opportunity to investigate the temporal evolution of the sub-continental lithospheric mantle (SCLM) underneath southern

Keywords

Keywords: chemical composition; clinopyroxene; concentration (composition); craton; diamond; formation mechanism; garnet; lithospheric structure; magmatism; mantle structure; melting; metasomatism; peridotite; remobilization; rhenium-osmium dating; temporal variati Craton formation; Mantle lithosphere; Metasomatism

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/80293

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Lithos

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.lithos.2009.06.020

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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