- Title
- Petrology and geochemistry of peridotite xenoliths from the Letlhakane kimberlites, Botswana
- Creator
- Stiefenhofer, Johann
- Creator
- Viljoen, K S
- Creator
- Marsh, Julian S
- Date Issued
- 1997
- Date
- 1997
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/149705
- Identifier
- vital:38876
- Identifier
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s004100050272
- Description
- The diamondiferous Letlhakane kimberlites are intruded into the Proterozoic Magondi Belt of Botswana. Given the general correlation of diamondiferous kimberlites with Archaean cratons, the apparent tectonic setting of these kimberlites is somewhat anomalous. Xenoliths in kimberlite diatremes provide a window into the underlying crust and upper mantle and, with the aid of detailed petrological and geochemical study, can help unravel problems of tectonic setting.
- Format
- 12 pages
- Format
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
- Relation
- Stiefenhofer, J., Viljoen, K.S. and Marsh, J.S., 1997. Petrology and geochemistry of peridotite xenoliths from the Letlhakane kimberlites, Botswana. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 127(1-2), pp.147-158.
- Relation
- Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology volume 127 number 1-2 147 158 March 1997 1432-0967
- Rights
- Springer
- Rights
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