Cratonic eclogite xenoliths - formation and evolution of the subcontinental lithospheric mantle
The most extensive evidence for the evolution of the primitive crust is preserved at the base of the continental roots (140 to 200 km depth). However, this is completely inaccessible and hard to evaluate, except through the study of mantle xenoliths brought to the surface by kimberlite magmas. Most...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2019
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29774 |