Kimberlite ascent by assimilation-fuelled buoyancy

James K. Russell (), Lucy A. Porritt, Yan Lavallée and Donald B. Dingwell
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James K. Russell: Volcanology and Petrology Laboratory, Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z4, Canada
Lucy A. Porritt: Volcanology and Petrology Laboratory, Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z4, Canada
Yan Lavallée: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, München 80333, Germany
Donald B. Dingwell: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, München 80333, Germany

Nature, 2012, vol. 481, issue 7381, 352-356

Abstract: Assimilation of mantle minerals is proposed as a cause of deep-seated exsolution of dissolved volatiles and the driver of kimberlite magma ascent.

Date: 2012
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