Magma Mingling in Kimberlites: Evidence from the Groundmass Cocrystallization of Two Spinel-Group Minerals

We present the results of a detailed petrographic study of fresh coherent samples of the Menominee kimberlite sampled at site 73, located in Menominee County, MI, USA. Our objective is to account for its unusual and complex paragenetic sequence. Several generations of olivine, ilmenite, and spinel-g...

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Main Authors: Jingyao Xu, Joan Carles Melgarejo, Qiuli Li, Lisard Torró i Abat, Montgarri Castillo-Oliver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Minerals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/10/9/829