Pyroxene stability within kimberlite magma in the upper mantle : an experimental investigation

Thesis (MSc)--Stellenbosch University, 2015. === ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Entrainment and assimilation of xenolithic material during kimberlite ascent is considered to be important in shaping the chemistry of the magma and fuelling magma ascent by driving CO2 exsolution. Previous, but as yet unpublished ex...

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Main Author: Burness, Sara
Other Authors: Stevens, Gary
Format: Others
Language:en_ZA
Published: Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/96837