The discovery of kimberlites in antarctica extends the vast gondwanan cretaceous province
Kimberlites are a volumetrically minor component of the Earth's volcanic record, but are very important as the major commercial source of diamonds and as the deepest samples of the Earth's mantle. They were predominantly emplaced from ≈2,100 Ma to ≈10
| Published in: | Nature Communications |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/75913 https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms3921 https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/75913/7/01_Yaxley_The_discovery_of_kimberlites_2013.pdf.jpg |
| Summary: | Kimberlites are a volumetrically minor component of the Earth's volcanic record, but are very important as the major commercial source of diamonds and as the deepest samples of the Earth's mantle. They were predominantly emplaced from ≈2,100 Ma to ≈10 |
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