The origin of pelletal lapilli in explosive kimberlite eruptions
Kimberlites are volatile-rich magmas from mantle depths of ?150 km and are the primary source of diamonds. Kimberlite volcanism involves the formation of diverging pipes or diatremes, which are the locus of high-intensity explosive eruptions. A conspicuous and previously enigmatic feature of diatrem...
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2012-05-15.
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