Mantle transect of the Karelian Craton from margin to core based on P-T data from garnet and clinopyroxene xenocrysts in kimberlites

• Published in: Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland
• Main Authors: M. Lehtonen, H. O'Brien
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Geological Society of Finland 2009
• Subjects: kimberlite; lithosphere; mantle; xenocrysts; pyrope; Finland; Geology; QE1-996.5; Kuusamo; karelia*; karelian
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.17741/bgsf/81.2.001; https://doaj.org/article/2b93532cb84b4c688cfbfc2106af9fee

Peridotitic garnet and clinopyroxene xenocrysts from the 1.2 Ga Lentiira-Kuhmo and the 760 Ma Kuusamo kimberlite fields, emplaced within the Central Karelian Craton, have been studied using major and trace element geochemistry to obtain information on the stratigraphy, compositional variability, and...