Compositions of kimberlite melts: A review of melt inclusions in kimberlite minerals
AV Golovin, VS Kamenetsky - Petrology, 2023 - Springer
The paper presents a comprehensive review of currently available data on melt inclusions
entrapped in minerals of kimberlites of different age and different provenance in ancient …
entrapped in minerals of kimberlites of different age and different provenance in ancient …
Can primitive kimberlite melts be alkali‐carbonate liquids: Composition of the melt snapshots preserved in deepest mantle xenoliths
The study of kimberlite rocks is important as they provide critical information regarding the
composition and dynamics of the continental mantle and are the principal source of …
composition and dynamics of the continental mantle and are the principal source of …
Polymineralic inclusions in megacrysts as proxies for kimberlite melt evolution—a review
Y Bussweiler - Minerals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Polymineralic inclusions in megacrysts have been reported to occur in kimberlites
worldwide. The inclusions are likely the products of early kimberlite melt (s) which invaded …
worldwide. The inclusions are likely the products of early kimberlite melt (s) which invaded …
Olivine in kimberlites: magma evolution from deep mantle to eruption
A Abersteiner, VS Kamenetsky, K Goemann… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Elucidating the origin, composition and physical properties of primary kimberlite melts is
crucial to our understanding of their source, petrogenesis, ascent mechanisms and …
crucial to our understanding of their source, petrogenesis, ascent mechanisms and …
Was crustal contamination involved in the formation of the serpentine-free Udachnaya-East kimberlite? New insights into parental melts, liquidus assemblage and …
Abstract The petrologically unique Udachnaya-East kimberlite (Siberia, Russia) is
characterised by unserpentinised and H2O-poor volcaniclastic and coherent units that …
characterised by unserpentinised and H2O-poor volcaniclastic and coherent units that …
Mineral Assemblage of Olivine-Hosted Melt Inclusions in a Mantle Xenolith from the V. Grib Kimberlite Pipe: Direct Evidence for the Presence of an Alkali-Rich …
AV Golovin, AA Tarasov, EV Agasheva - Minerals, 2023 - mdpi.com
This report deals with the first mineralogical examination of secondary crystallized melt
inclusions (CMIs) in healed cracks within olivine in a mantle peridotite xenolith from the V …
inclusions (CMIs) in healed cracks within olivine in a mantle peridotite xenolith from the V …
Dense hydrated Mg-silicates in diamond: Implications for transport of H2O into the mantle
Water in Earth's upper mantle is a minor and yet critically important component that dictates
mantle properties such as strength and melting behavior. Minerals with stoichiometric water …
mantle properties such as strength and melting behavior. Minerals with stoichiometric water …
Confocal Raman spectroscopic study of melt inclusions in olivine of mantle xenoliths from the Bultfontein kimberlite pipe (Kimberley cluster, South Africa): Evidence for …
Identifying the composition of primary/primitive mantle melts is crucial for understanding the
mantle's evolution and mantle‐derived magmatism. Melt inclusions in mantle xenoliths …
mantle's evolution and mantle‐derived magmatism. Melt inclusions in mantle xenoliths …
Kelyphite around garnet in unaltered lherzolite xenolith from the Udachnaya pipe (Siberian Craton): formation exclusively via interaction with kimberlite melt
IS Sharygin, KA Solovev, AV Golovin - Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Garnet grains in mantle-derived peridotite xenoliths from kimberlites are surrounded by fine-
grained aggregate of epigenetic minerals known as kelyphite. Existing models propose …
grained aggregate of epigenetic minerals known as kelyphite. Existing models propose …
Polymineralic inclusions in kimberlite-hosted megacrysts: Implications for kimberlite melt evolution
A Abersteiner, VS Kamenetsky, K Goemann… - Lithos, 2019 - Elsevier
Megacrysts are large (cm to> 20 cm in size) mantle-derived crystals, which are commonly
entrained by kimberlite magmas, comprising of olivine, orthopyroxene, clinopyroxene …
entrained by kimberlite magmas, comprising of olivine, orthopyroxene, clinopyroxene …